All issues > Volume 49(12); 2006

Case Report

Korean J Pediatr. 2006;49(12):1363-1366. Published online December 15, 2006.

A case of congenital ductus arteriosus aneurysm

Sheng Wen SW Wang¹, Ji Eun JE Kim¹, Young Seok YS Lee¹, Young Ah YA Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea

Correspondence Young Ah YA Lee ,Email: yalee@dau.ac.kr

Abstract

Aneurysmal dilatation of the ductus arteriosis has been considered a rare but potentially fatal abnormality. The mechanism of ductal aneurysmal formation remains uncertain. Plain chest radiography has proven helpful in the diagnosis of ductus arteriosus aneurysm (DAA), before the application of transthoracic echocardiography. The transthoracic echocardiography is an important tool for the diagnosis and follow-up of DAA. We present a case of congenital ductus arteriosus aneurysm in a newborn, that was an incidental discovery. The diagnosis was made by echocardiography, three-dimensional surface rendering computed tomography (CT), and spontaneous regression after four weeks of follow-up.

Keywords :Patent ductus arteriosus , Aneurysm