RT Journal Article
T1 Prenatal Sonographic Features of a Double Aortic Arch
A1 Trobo, Duna
A1 Bravo Arribas, Coral
A1 Alvarez, Teresa
A1 Pérez Fernández-Pacheco, Ricardo Ángel
A1 Gámez Alderete, Francisco De Asis
A1 León Luis, Juan Antonio
AB A double aortic arch is a relatively uncommon anomaly occasionally associated with congenital heart disease or the chromosome 22q11 deletion. We report a case of prenatal diagnosis of a double aortic arch in which the sonographic features in the 3-vessel and trachea view are highlighted. A PubMed-based search was made to retrieve all cases of prenatal diagnosis of double aortic arch. A total of 13 articles and 35 cases were found. The average gestational age at diagnosis was 29 weeks. Six cases had associated cardiac anomalies. Only 1 case had the 22q11 deletion, showing extracardiac anomalies without cardiac defect. The postnatal evolution was characterized by symptoms of tracheoesophageal compression in 72.4% of the cases. Detection of a double aortic arch should be followed by a thorough fetal scan and echocardiography, and a chromosomal study should be considered when the sonographic findings are consistent with the 22q11 deletion.
PB Wiley
SN 0278-4297
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/101140
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/101140
LA eng
NO Trobo D, Bravo C, Alvarez T, Pérez R, Gámez F, De León-Luis J. Prenatal Sonographic Features of a Double Aortic Arch: Literature Review and Perinatal Management. J Ultrasound Med. 2015 Nov;34(11):1921-7.
NO Ministerio de Sanidad (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 18 abr 2025