A dvance in surgical treatment of double aortic arch / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Double aortic arch is a congenital heart defects,which is related to vascular rings.It accounts for about 0.5％ of the incidence of congenital heart disease and will result in varying degrees of airway compression of the esophagus,such as wheezing breathing,swallowing difficulties,severe respiratory distress or chronic respiratory symptoms.Spiral CT,echocardiography and cardiovascular imaging can diagnose double aortic arch.Double aortic arch is divided into three types,the treatment of which is different and surgery is effective.In recent years,with the improvement of thoracoscopic technique,thoracoscopic surgery has become an effective means of treatment to double aortic arch.This review focuses on the surgical treatment of double aortic arch progress.