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Four Cases of Left Aortic Arch and Right Descending Aorta
Author(s) -
Kimura Kazuhiro,
Osano Mitsuru,
Oikawa Tadao,
Tsuji Atsutoshi,
Morikawa Yoshiyuki,
Kojima Yoshibumi,
Wakabayashi Ryo
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1983.tb00587.x
Subject(s) - medicine , descending aorta , aortic arch , aorta , arch , anatomy , hypoplasia , swallowing , cardiology , radiology , civil engineering , engineering
We studied 4 cases of left aortic arch and right descending aorta. Swallowing disturbance and vomiting were observed in one case. In the other cases, there were no symptoms related to esophageal or tracheal compression. The embryology of this developmental anomaly is not yet completely defined. Each of our 4 cases showed hypoplasia of the left aortic arch. We, therefore, consider that this anomaly may be a result of switching of the regression of the 4th branchial arch.