vascular ring/vomiting

OBJECTIVE Vascular rings are a rare cause of compression of the trachea and/or the esophagus, causing stridor and/or severe dysphagia. We present our experience in the diagnosis and management of vascular rings. METHODS Retrospective study in which we analyzed clinical history, diagnosis and

BACKGROUND Vascular ring is a rare cause of recurrent respiratory infections, dysphagia and stridor. Surgical repair is considered safe but the long-term outcomes are unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mortality and morbidity following vascular ring surgery in a single

A 1-day-old female infant presented with vomiting immediately after feeding and shortness of breath after birth. Esophagography revealed external compression of the esophagus. Echocardiography showed a right aortic arch with mirror image branching of brachiocephalic vessels without intracardiac

Double aortic arch (DAA) is a rare vascular congenital abnormality. Since a vascular ring surrounds bronchus and esophagus, any oral or nasal intubation can physically cause fatal aortoesophageal fistula (AEF). We report herein the first case of association of DAA and superior mesenteric artery

A fetus had a diagnosis of a vascular ring formed by a right aortic arch with an aberrant left subclavian artery. The infant experienced isolated dysphagia and vomiting 3 months after birth. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed the vascular ring and demonstrated profound, isolated esophageal

In this article, we report a rare case of double aortic arch. The case presented initially with a foreign object in the oesophagus. The patient was a 2-year-old boy, who was referred with primary symptoms of tussis (15 days) and emesis (2 days). He had a history of ingesting a coin. Routine chest

A 17-year-old girl presented with episodic vomiting associated with chest pain, a 20-pound weight loss over the past year, and multiple hospitalizations for pneumonia. She was bradycardic, cachectic (<3rd percentile), pale, and had anterior cervical lymphadenopathy. CT angiography suggested an

A case of an 11-months-old girl with vomiting and laryngeal stridor is presented, and in whom a Kommerell diverticulum was demonstrated, which is a rare variant of the incomplete vascular ring. It is well known that the magnetic resonance is the best study to define this malformation. In this

A complete vascular ring composed of right aortic arch, aberrant left subclavian artery with Kommerell's diverticulum, and left ligamentum arteriosum was diagnosed by barium esophagography, echocardiography, angiography, and multidetector computed tomography of chest in an 18-day-old male neonate

A 5-year-old, 1.36-kg, neutered male Yorkshire terrier was referred for evaluation of a persistent right aortic arch with concurrent megaesophagus. The dog was 3 months old when clinical signs were first noted, 2 years of age when diagnosed with megaesophagus, and 4 years of age when diagnosed with