Open AccessDescending aortic translocation procedure for relief of bronchial compression in left aortic arch and right descending aorta
Author(s) -
Roy Varghese,
Ronak Sheth,
Kothandam Sivakumar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/apc.apc_151_17
Subject(s) - descending aorta , medicine , vascular ring , aortic arch , aorta , ascending aorta , compression (physics) , cardiology , thoracic aorta , anatomy , materials science , composite material
Compression of the left bronchus by a right-sided descending aorta arising from a left aortic arch constitutes an exceedingly rare form of vascular ring. This manuscript describes the surgical technique that involves translocation of the descending aorta directly to the proximal ascending aorta, thereby relieving the bronchial compression.