Isolated left subclavian artery with right aortic arch and bilateral ductus arteriosus: a challenging fetal diagnosis

Author(s):  
Yanting Wen ◽  
Guishuang Xiang ◽  
Chunyan Xiong ◽  
Ya Yang ◽  
Jing Zhang
2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 664-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yasir Qureshi ◽  
Harold M. Burkhart ◽  
Paul Julsrud ◽  
Frank Cetta

Tetralogy of Fallot without pulmonary valve syndrome is almost always associated with an absent ductus arteriosus. Patients with right aortic arch and retroesophageal left subclavian artery have a vascular ring if the left ductus arteriosus or its remnant and the Kommerell diverticulum are present. We report the cases of 2 infants in whom the role of an absent ductus arteriosus or its remnant is noteworthy. Both patients had a combination of tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve syndrome and right aortic arch with retroesophageal left subclavian artery without a vascular ring. The absence of the ductus arteriosus has a role in the pathogenesis of tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve syndrome. The absence of a ductus arteriosus in the right aortic arch with retroesophageal left subclavian artery precludes a vascular ring.


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