Aortopulmonary window

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The aortopulmonary window is a small space between the aortic arch and the pulmonary artery that is visible in the lateral chest radiograph. It contains the ligamentum arteriosum, the recurrent laryngeal nerve, lymph nodes, and fatty tissue.[1] The space is bounded anteriorly by the ascending aorta, posteriorly by the descending aorta, medially by the left main bronchus, and laterally by mediastinal pleura.


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  1. ^ Dewey, Marc; Donna Magid, Paul S. Wheeler and Bernd Hamm (2004). "Aortopulmonary Window or Angle on the Chest Radiograph?". American Journal of Roentgenology 182: 1085-1086. ISSN 0361-803X. 
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