title: Double aortic arch as a source of airway obstruction in a child.
abstract: Double aortic arch (DAA) is a congenital vascular anomaly. The diagnosis was difficult till the child was symptomatic, and other causes were ruled out. We present the interesting images of a child of respiratory distress because of tracheal compression from DAA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sambhunath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Vinitha V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Balram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Airan
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology