Congenital airway anomaly of double aortic arch in a 2-day-old infant

Ear Nose Throat J. 2014 Oct-Nov;93(10-11):E51-3. doi: 10.1177/014556131409310-1109.

Abstract

Double aortic vascular ring is a complete vascular ring that is formed when the distal portion of the right dorsal aorta fails to regress and the ascending aorta bifurcates to surround and compress both trachea and esophagus and rejoins to form the descending aorta.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography / methods
  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Esophagoscopy
  • Esophagus / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Respiratory Sounds / etiology
  • Tachycardia / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Trachea / pathology