Airway compression by a right aortic arch in the absence of a vascular ring.
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.
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