An infant with "dying spells".
A 45-day-old infant presented with the unusual and intriguing symptom of episodic crying and loss of consciousness. The infant was discovered to have a vascular compression of the trachea by the innominate artery, almost serendipitously. He was cured of his symptoms by anterior suspension of the innominate artery.
Kothari
Shyam S
SS
Department of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. kotharis@del2.vsnl.net.in
Roy
Ambuj
A
Sharma
Sanjiv
S
Bhan
Anil
A
D001049:Apnea / Q000209:etiology*; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology