Abstract
Two patients of unusually located ductus arteriosus in conjunction with tetralogy of Fallot are presented. First case is a girl, six months old, of a right aortic arch with mirror image branching and a left ductus arteriosus connecting the left pulmonary artery to the left innominate artery. This case is diagnosed by means of angiocardiography during life and confirmed at necropsy. Second case is a girl, one year old, of a left aortic arch with normal branching and a right ductus arteriosus connecting the right pulmonary artery to the base of the innominate artery. In this case, angiocardiographic diagnosis is made, but necropsy is not performed. in these cases, a vascular ring is not formed.In this report, we discussed the unusually located ductus arteriosus and the malformations of the aortic arch system reviewing in literature and suggested the. surgical problems posed by the unusual location of the ductus arterious.
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