title: Airway compression by a right aortic arch in the absence of a vascular ring.
abstract: This case describes the diagnosis and successful management of an unusual form of respiratory distress in an infant with tetralogy of Fallot. Severe compression of the airway resulted from a large right aortic arch in the absence of a vascular ring.
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001980:Bronchi; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000150:complications; D014132:Trachea