Vascular ring due to right aortic arch with mirror-image branching and left ligamentum arteriosus: complete preoperative diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been increasingly employed in the evaluation of aortic arch abnormalities. We present a rare form of vascular ring, that of a right aortic arch with mirror-image branching and left ligamentum arteriosus, which was clearly defined preoperatively by MRI. The patient subsequently underwent successful surgical division of the vascular ring followed by improvement in respiratory symptoms.
Zachary
C H
CH
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, The Pennsylvania State University Children's Hospital, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Myers
J L
JL
Eggli
K D
KD
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology