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Absent ductus venosus associated with persistent truncus arteriosus: prenatal diagnosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2010

Ercan Tutar  and
Suat Fitoz
Ercan Tutar*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara University, Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
Suat Fitoz
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Ankara University, Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
*
Correspondence to: Dr E. Tutar, Defne sitesi, 8 blok, No. 37, Ümitköy, 06800, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail: ercantutar@gmail.com
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Abstract

An absent ductus venosus is a rare anomaly which results aberrant umbilical venous return. The fetus which is defined here referred to our clinic at 30th gestational week because of cardiomegaly. The diagnosis of ductus venosus agenesis and anomalous umbilical venous return was done by fetal echocardiography. The fetus has two unique features. The drainage of anomalous umbilical vein into the superior vena cava and associated persistent truncus arteriosus have not been reported yet in fetuses with absent ductus venosus.

Keywords

Foetal echocardiographyfoetal venous systemanomalous umbilical venous return
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , June 2010 , pp. 345 - 348
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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