Crisscross pulmonary artery with double aortic arch: an unusual association
Ponnusamy Shunmugasundaram1, Sasidharan Bijulal, Thomas Titus
1Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. shunmuga_pgi@yahoo.co.in
Abstract:
Anomalies of pulmonary artery origin are rare. Crisscross pulmonary artery origin is a rare benign anomaly characterized by the left pulmonary artery arising superiorly and to the right side of the right pulmonary artery. The condition is usually accompanied by a conotruncal anomaly. Here, we report a child with crisscross pulmonary arteries and a complete vascular ring formed by a double aortic arch, which was confirmed by computed tomography angiography. The child underwent surgical correction for relief of stridor.
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