ductus arteriosus (Botallo's duct)

Pathology

• occasionally, the ductus fails to close resulting in a surgically correctable disorder, patent ductus arteriosus

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• a fetal blood vessel connecting the left pulmonary artery with the descending aorta just below the origin of the left subclavian artery
• generally, it closes at birth, & within the 1st 2 months of life, degenerates into a cord, the ligamentum arteriosum

More general terms

• heart structure
• ductus

Additional terms

• ligamentum arteriosum (Botallo's ligament)
• patent ductus arteriosus