Vascular rings

The term vascular ring refers to congenital vascular anomalies of the aortic arch system that compress the esophagus and trachea, causing symptoms related to those two structures. The most common vascular rings are double aortic arch and right aortic arch with left ligamentum. Pulmonary artery sling is rare and these patients need to be carefully evaluated for frequently associated tracheal stenosis. Another cause of tracheal compression occurring only in infants is the innominate artery compression syndrome.

Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery - February 21, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Carl L. Backer, Michael C. Mongé, Andrada R. Popescu, Osama M. Eltayeb, Jeffrey C. Rastatter, Cynthia K. Rigsby Source Type: research