Amitabh Satsangi Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
B. Kanmaniyan Senior Resident, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Pratik Jha Senior Resident, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Satsangi A, Kanmaniyan B, Jha P. Surgical management of Aortopulmonary window with Tetralogy of Fallot. Indian J Cardiovasc Med Surg. 2025;11(2):71-74.
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Received : July 23, 2025
Accepted : August 22, 2025
Published : August 30, 2025
Abstract
Background: Aortopulmonary window with Tetralogy of Fallot is a rare cardiac defect with very few reported cases in literature. Case: We report surgical management of incidentally detected type 1 aortopulmonary window in a case of tetralogy of Fallot during routine intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography. Conclusion: Aortopulmonary window with Tetralogy of Fallot is a rare entity and the two pathologies mask the signs and symptoms of each other. Surgical correction is feasible and associated with good outcome.
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Satsangi A, Kanmaniyan B, Jha P. Surgical management of Aortopulmonary window with Tetralogy of Fallot. Indian J Cardiovasc Med Surg. 2025;11(2):71-74.
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A simultaneous color doppler image showing mid-esophageal aortic valve long axis view, with the arrow pointing toward the sub-aortic VSD and shunt flow
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Mid-esophageal ascending aorta short axis view showing the communication between the aorta and the main pulmonary artery with color doppler showing the flow across it
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Intra-operative image showing the aortopulmonary communication. *, communication between the aorta and pulmonary artery; A, aorta; P, main pulmonary artery
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Transpulmonary artery view of aorto-pulmonary artery window (*)