Presentation
22 weeks fetus was referred for fetal echocardiography because of an abnormal three vessels view on routine anomaly scan.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Female
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- normal four-chamber view
- parallel arrangement of great arteries.
- aorta (Ao) arises from the right ventricle (RV) and appears as a long vessel
- pulmonary artery (PA) originates from the left ventricle (LV)
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Bifurcation of PA forms an image of a baby bird with an open beak (Baby bird’s beak sign).
Case Discussion
This case shows typical findings of d-type transposition of the great arteries.
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