Vascular Rings: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

aortic arch anomalies; dysphagia lusoria; pulmonary sling; compression of the trachea and/or esophagus; double aortic arch; right aortic arch with left ligamentum arteriosum; right aortic arch with mirror-image branching; left ligamentum arteriosum and left aortic arch with retroesophageal right subclavian artery, right-sided descending aorta, and right ligamentum arteriosum; anomalous innominate artery; retroesophageal right subclavian artery with left-sided aorta and left ligamentum arteriosum, ring-sling complex, stridor, cyanosis, respiratory distress, apnea, brassy cough, asthma, recurrent pneumonia, dysphagia, difficulty with feedings, vascular rings

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Author

Shabir Bhimji, MD, PhD, Locum Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon, Saudi Arabia and Middle East Hospitals
Shabir Bhimji, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Cancer Society, American College of Chest Physicians, American Lung Association, and Texas Medical Association
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Jeffrey C Milliken, MD, Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California at Irvine Medical Center; Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, University of California at Irvine School of Medicine
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Daniel S Schwartz, MD, FACS, Assistant Clinical Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Huntington Hospital
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Paolo Zamboni, MD, Professor of Surgery, Chief of Day Surgery Unit, Chair of Vascular Diseases Center, University of Ferrara, Italy
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Mary C Mancini, MD, PhD, Professor and Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
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