Cervical aortic arch with retroesophageal aortic obstruction: report of a case with successful surgical intervention.
The clinical, roentgenographic, hemodynamic, and angiographic features of a patient with a right cervical aortic arch and retroesophageal aortic obstruction associated with a ventricular septal defect are presented. Surgical relief of the aortic obstruction was successfully achieved by placement of a bypass graft between the left common carotid artery and the descending thoracic aorta.
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery