Descending aortic translocation procedure for relief of bronchial compression in left aortic arch and right descending aorta

Roy Varghese, Ronak Sheth, Sivakumar Kothandam

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology 2018 11(3):278-281

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.

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