Double-Lumen Aortic Arch: Persistence of the Fifth Aortic Arch.

Naimo, Phillip S; Vazquez-Alvarez, Maria Del Carmen; d'Udekem, Yves; Jones, Bryn; Konstantinov, Igor E · Ann Thorac Surg · 2016

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A persistent fifth aortic arch is exceptionally rare. We report a patient with a double-lumen aortic arch in association with a perimembranous ventricular septal defect and Cornelia de Lange syndrome. We also discuss the morphologic consequences of persistent fifth aortic, arch, which may not be limited to the double-lumen aorta but in fact may be more common.

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