[ anomalies des arcs aortiques etude de 7 cas]

Anomalies of the aortic arch and the great vessels emerging from the heart are rare. We report here seven cases: double aortic arch [three cases], compressive arterial brachiocephalic trunk [three cases] and retroesophageal right subclavian artery [one case]. The anomalies of the aortic arch were associated to cleft palate in one case and to Klippel Feil syndrome in an other case; this association was never been reported to the best of our knowledge. Surgical treatment was indicated in five cases and was performed in two cases with favourable outcome. One patient died