Double aortic arch

Snelling, Charles E.; Erb, I. H.

doi:10.1136/adc.8.48.401

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“…4 Although some lesions are severe enough to cause persistent obstruction of the airway, many cause only transient collapse with an increase in intrathoracic pressure. The structures implicated in the development of secondary TM through compression include cardiovascular abnormalities, such as double aortic arch, 8,[43][44][45][46][47] abnormal branch of the innominate artery, 8,16,24,48,49 other vascular rings, 50 anomalous left pulmonary artery, 16,51,52 right aortic arch with left ligamentum arteriosum, 44 and left atrial hypertrophy. 53 Skeletal disorders, such as scoliosis 54 and pectus excavatum, 55 may cause secondary TM.…”

Section: Congenital or Primary Formsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tracheomalacia and Tracheobronchomalacia in Children and Adults

Carden

Boiselle

Waltz

et al. 2005

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Section: Congenital or Primary Formsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tracheomalacia and Tracheobronchomalacia in Children and Adults

Carden

Boiselle

Waltz

et al. 2005

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623

651

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“…The two arches then join and form the descending aorta (more commonly) on the left side, right side or in the midline. The recurrent laryngeal nerves of either side usually hook around their respective aortic arches [8]. Sometimes the vascular ring is incomplete [9].…”

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Bifurcation of Aorta: A Diagnostic Challenge and Associated Infectious and Congenital Anomalies

Gillani¹,

Khan²,

Naeem³

et al. 2018

SAJ Case Reports

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Double aortic arch is a rare cardiovascular anomaly. It represents about 61% of vascular rings, found in both gender equally, and results from persistence of the embryonic fourth arch. It is usually discovered at postmortem or at autopsy in the dissecting room. Most of the recorded cases had symptoms of constriction of the esophagus and tracheas, resulting in death from broncho-pneumonia at an early age, but sometimes patients with this condition have survived till adulthood. It must be considered if an infant presents with noisy breathing, persistent respiratory symptoms of infection, emesis, choking, and dysphagia or acute apneic spells. Here, we document a rare case, a 6-month-old male patient with a history of repeated admissions and referrals since birth. The characteristic complaints included attacks of respiratory distress, lower respiratory tract infections, stridor, feeding problems, vomiting, and sepsis. With a persistent right aortic arch that constricts esophagus and trachea, repeated infections, hypocalcemia, and umbilical hernia supporting 22q11 deletions disorder is being presented for the first time in Pakistan pediatric population.

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“…Mustard et al (5) point out the possibility that some cases of sudden, unexpected death could, in fact, be due to tracheal compression by the innominate artery, unrecognized at autopsy. Apnea associated with tracheal compression was first described by Snelling and Erb (6). Its mechanism is considered to be due to a vagal reflex by Fearon and Shortreed (1).…”

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Innominate Artery Compression Syndrome

Koivikko¹,

Puhakka²,

Vikki³

1976

ORL

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A series of 16 patients with tracheal compression by the innominate artery is presented. In more than half of the patients the symptoms began during the first few days of life with stridor of varying severity, recurrent tracheobronchitis and apneic spells. In six cases requiring surgical treatment the immediate result was good. In ten mild cases treatment consisted of medical management and follow-up. The present study confirms that the great arteries can exert severe compression on the trachea, which can always be relieved by means of an operation which moves the arteries forward. Bronchoscopy is considered to be the only reliable means of diagnosis. This entity should be considered more often in the differential diagnosis in children less than 3 years of age with stridor, breathing difficulties, recurrent infections, apneic spells, and asthma.

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Double aortic arch

Cited by 30 publications

References 3 publications

Tracheomalacia and Tracheobronchomalacia in Children and Adults

Tracheomalacia and Tracheobronchomalacia in Children and Adults

Bifurcation of Aorta: A Diagnostic Challenge and Associated Infectious and Congenital Anomalies

Innominate Artery Compression Syndrome

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