title: Tracheal stenosis caused by congenital vascular ring anomaly misinterpreted as asthma for 45 years.
abstract: Dyspnoeic conditions simulating asthma are not uncommon in adult and paediatric practice. Vascular ring anomalies in particular may be misdiagnosed, resulting in unnecessary delay before corrective surgery. We report a rare case of symptomatic double aortic arch in an adult which emphasises the above points.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Galvin
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Shepherd
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gibbons
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology