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Double aortic arch presenting as neonatal respiratory failure in the delivery room

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2017

Marc Lee*
Affiliation:
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Memphis, TN, United States of America
T. K. Susheel Kumar
Affiliation:
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Memphis, TN, United States of America
Govinda Paudel
Affiliation:
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Memphis, TN, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: Govinda Paudel, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Faculty Office Building, 3rd Floor, 49 N. Dunlap Street, Memphis, TN 38105. Tel: 1-901-287-6380; Fax: 1-901-287-5970; E-mail: gpaudel@uthsc.edu

Abstract

Respiratory symptoms are prevalent in vascular ring anomalies, including double aortic arch, which is considered the most common type of vascular ring. However, respiratory failure owing to critical airway obstruction in the neonatal period is rare with few reported cases in the literature. We report a case of a newborn patient who required emergent intubation within the first few hours of life and was later discovered to have a double aortic arch.

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Brief Report
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© Cambridge University Press 2017 

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