Repair of Double Aortic Arch

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By Mazyar Kanani, MRCS, Martin J. Elliott, MD, FRCS , Carin van Doorn, MD, Victor T. Tsang, MD, and Martin Kostolny, MD

We present a case of a 6-month-old female with stridor, dysphagia and bronchiolitis. Subsequent transthoracic echocardiography confirmed a double aortic with complete vascular ring with a dominant right arch, smaller anterior left arch and a Kommerell’s diverticulum connected to a ductal remnant. This video shows division of the ring through a left thoracotomy with a successful outcome.

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