1. Vascular ring causing symptomatic tracheal compression in adulthood
- Author
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Philippe Dartevelle, Paolo Macchiarini, Alain Chapelier, Elie Fadel, and Jacques Cerrina
- Subjects
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Aortic arch ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Aortic Diseases ,Aorta, Thoracic ,medicine.artery ,medicine ,Humans ,TRACHEAL COMPRESSION ,business.industry ,Vascular ring ,medicine.disease ,Symptomatic relief ,Surgery ,Aortic diverticulum ,Diverticulum ,Dyspnea ,Amputation ,Descending aorta ,cardiovascular system ,Female ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Complication ,business - Abstract
A 32-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of a 3-year history of exertion dyspnea. An anomalous vascular ring created by a right aortic arch with mirror-image branching, left descending aorta, and aortic diverticulum narrowed the trachea circumferentially. This feature was surgically approached through a right posterolateral thoracotomy, and simple amputation of the aortic diverticulum resulted in immediate symptomatic relief.
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- 1995