title: Successful surgical treatment for an adult case of double aortic arch.
abstract: We present the case of a 39-year-old male who had complaints of dysphagia and throat pain. Computed tomography (CT), 3 dimensional CT and aortography revealed a double aortic arch (Edwards type IA). The patient underwent exploration through a left-sided thoracotomy and the left arch was divided at the distal site of the left subclavian artery, which completely relieved the esophageal compression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mie General Medical Center, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan.
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takabayashi
authors.forename: Yoichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Onoda
authors.forename: Hideto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimpo
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed