Interrupted aortic arch with a right descending aorta and right ductus arteriosus, causing severe right bronchial compression

George F. Van Hare, Susan F. Townsend, Karen Hardy, Kevin Turley, Norman H. Silverman

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Abstract

We report here a patient with interrupted aortic arch and a right descending aorta, in whom the surgical management was complicated by the development of right bronchus compression and unilateral emphysema, due to the presence of the right ductus arteriosus.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)171-174
Number of pages4
JournalPediatric Cardiology
Volume9
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1988

Keywords

  • Interrupted aortic arch
  • Right bronchial compression
  • Right descending aorta
  • Right ductus arteriosus

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