[Left aortic arch with right descending aorta and right ligamentum arteriosum in an infant]

N Belarbi; G Sebag; L Holvoet; P Delagausie; J M Lupoglazoff; M Hassan

[Left aortic arch with right descending aorta and right ligamentum arteriosum in an infant]

J Radiol. 1998 Jan;79(1):61-3.

[Article in French]

Authors

N Belarbi¹, G Sebag, L Holvoet, P Delagausie, J M Lupoglazoff, M Hassan

Affiliation

¹ Département d'Imagerie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris.

PMID: 9757224

Abstract

A rare form of vascular ring, consisting of a left aortic arch, a right descending aorta and a right ligamentum arteriosum is reported in a symptomatic infant. The role of MRI in the surgical planning is emphasized.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
Aorta, Thoracic / pathology
Bronchiolitis / etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Esophageal Stenosis / congenital*
Esophageal Stenosis / diagnosis
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Pulmonary Atelectasis / etiology