Symptoms of airway compression secondary to double aortic arch are relieved by division of one of the two aortic arches. However, in some cases inherent tracheomalacia and other factors may result in persistence of symptoms. We report one such occurrence in our experience and describe the use of aortopexy as a curative procedure to tackle this problem.
StojanovskaJCascadePNChongSQuintLESundaramB. Embryology and imaging review of aortic arch anomalies. J Thorac Imaging. 2012;27(2):73–84.
5.
TorreMCarlucciMSpeggiorinSElliottMJ. Aortopexy for the treatment of tracheomalacia in children: review of the literature. Ital J Pediatr. 2012;38:62.
6.
CalkoenEEGabraHORoebuckDJKielyEElliottMJ. Aortopexy as treatment for tracheo-bronchomalacia in children: an 18-year single-center experience. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011;12(5):545–551.
7.
FragaCCalkoenEEGabraHOMcLarenCARoebuckDJElliottMJ. Aortopexy for persistent tracheal obstruction after double aortic arch repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2009;44(7):1454–1457.
8.
WeberTRKellerMSFioreA. Aortic suspension (aortopexy) for severe tracheomalacia in infants and children. Am J Surg. 2002;184(6):573–577.
9.
Abdel-RahmanUSimonAAhrensPHellerKMoritzAFieguthHG. Aortopexy in infants and children—long-term follow-up in twenty patients. World J Surg. 2007;31(11):2255–2259.
