Right aortic arch, right ligamentum, absent left pulmonary artery: a rare vascular ring Ali Dodge-Khatami, MD, Carl L Backer, MD, Michael E Dunham, MD, Constantine Mavroudis, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 67, Issue 5, Pages 1472-1474 (May 1999) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00189-7
Fig 1 Aortogram demonstrates a right aortic arch, mirror image branching of the brachiocephalic vessels, and a ductal “bump” that was consistent with the noted intraoperative right ligamentum arteriosum. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 67, 1472-1474DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00189-7)
Fig 2 Contrast bronchogram with simultaneous levophase aortogram demonstrating a normal trachea and left main bronchus, with severe narrowing of the right mainstem bronchus at a site between the right descending aorta and right pulmonary artery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 67, 1472-1474DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00189-7)
Fig 3 Pulmonary angiogram illustrates a large right pulmonary artery, no left pulmonary artery, and no evidence for a pulmonary artery sling. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 67, 1472-1474DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00189-7)