Right aortic arch with anomalous left subclavian artery and left-sided patent ductus arteriosus (vascular ring) in an extremely low-birth-weight infant.
We present three-dimensional reconstructed images of the vascular ring of a 4-day-old extremely premature neonate which were obtained utilizing multidetector computer tomography. This is a unique case of early detection of Kommerell's diverticulum and vascular ring in an extremely low-birth-weight infant using this noninvasive technology.
Salamat
Mehrdad
M
Driscoll Children's Heart Center, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX 78411, USA. mehrdadsalamat@yahoo.com
Lyon
Jane B
JB
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000792:Angiography; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*