A functioning double aortic arch in an infant: a case report.
A case of a functioning double aortic arch is presented in a 4-month-old boy with recurrent respiratory infections and poor feeding. An esophagogram, Doppler echocardiography and aortography were performed. We describe the typical findings of this rare disorder.
Machiels
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Department of Pediatric Radiology, Academic Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
de Maeseneer
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M
Desprechins
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B
Osteaux
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M
Dewolf
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D
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography