title: Double aortic arch with patent ductus arteriosus in a premature infant: an unusual vascular malformation.
abstract: We recently encountered a premature infant with a very unusual form of vascular ring consisting of a double aortic arch with atretic left segment and patent ductus arteriosus. The initial presentation was that of patent ductus arteriosus with left-to-right shunting, but conventional surgical therapy was complicated by the abnormal aortic arch anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Gumbiner
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kingry
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Prager