[Abnormalities of the aortic arches discovered at bronchography in children with bronchial disorders (author's transl)].

In four children, aged respectively 2, 6, 8 and 11 years, an abnormality of the aortic arches was discovered fortuitously during bronchoscopy. The latter was carried out in an attempt to assess bronchial lesions in children suffering from chronic or recurrent bronchopneumonia. The authors stress the importance of careful examination of the mediastinum in such cases, the diagnosis of the causal vascular abnormality (double aortic arch in all four cases) being possible by simple radiological examinations with no element of aggression.