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Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:105-106
© 1987 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Symptomatic Double Aortic Arch Causing Tracheal and Esophageal Compression in the Adult

From the Departments of Surgery and Radiology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA

Accepted for publication February 24, 1986.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr. Kron, Box 181, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908

A 50-year-old woman with a symptomatic double aortic arch that was successfully treated surgically is presented. Review of this abnormality notes that this anomaly rarely causes symptoms in adults. Greater awareness of the possibility of this condition as a cause of tracheal compression and dysphagia may lead to symptomatic relief for these patients.