Vascular ring and sling in a fetus who developed esophageal and airway compression after birth |
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| Authors: | Shui-hua Yang MD Gui-dan He MD Meng-feng Liang MD Gui-chan Qin MD Yu-lan Pang MD Xue-qin Li MD Xin-yan Li MD Hong-wei Wei MD Ying-fei Wang MD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Ultrasound, The Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China;2. Department of Obstetrics, The Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China;3. Department of Radiology, The Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China |
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| Abstract: | Vascular ring and sling are congenital anomalies of the vascular structure in the thorax with a prevalence of 2.4/10,000 live births. Double aortic arch (DAA), right aortic arch with left ductus arteriosus and aberrant left subclavian artery (RAA-ALSA), and pulmonary artery sling (PAS) are the three common types of vascular ring and sling. These anomalies can be isolated or accompanied by intracardiac malformation. The presence of both vascular ring and PAS is extremely rare. Here, we report a fetus who was prenatally diagnosed with PAS and RAA-ALS, and developed symptoms due to esophageal and airway compression after birth. |
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| Keywords: | prenatal diagnosis pulmonary artery sling right aortic arch ultrasound |
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