[Surgical repair of vascular ring with aberrant brachiocephalic artery]

The vascular ring causes tracheal and esophageal compression and some cases need the surgical intervention. We report a rare case of vascular ring with aberrant brachiocephalic artery. A nine-month-old boy had suffered from progressing stridor and was admitted to our hospital due to the stridor. The digital subtraction angiography revealed the aberrant brachiocephalic artery which compressed the trachea from anterior aspect. The compression of the trachea was released by tacking forward the aberrant brachiocephalic artery to the sternum with the aid of two stitches. The postoperative course was uneventful. The stridor almost disappeared at one year after the operation.