Doppio arco aortico

Non un semplice stridor

Rossi D, Sadou Y, Gilardi C

2026/2 — pag. 45-46 — DOI

A 4-year-old neonate presented with inspiratory stridor and respiratory distress due to tracheal compression. Echocardiography and CT scans documented a double aortic arch with a dominant right arch and hypoplastic left arch. Cardiac surgical correct...

Un caso anomalo di stridor alla nascita: raccomandazioni per diagnosi e prevenzione delle complicanze del neonato con doppio arco aortico

Valencic I, Tarì EM, Moccia E, Vitali F, Corvaglia L.

2025/8 — pag. 531 — DOI

Double aortic arch (DAA) is a rare congenital vascular malformation that forms a ring around the oesophagus and trachea, with a prevalence of 0.005% and chromosomal abnormalities associated in only 24% of cases. The most common symptoms are noisy bre...

Un suono che inganna: quando sospettare il doppio arco aortico

Giannone V, Goia M, Bignamini E

2021/4 — pag. 109-113 — DOI

The article describes a case of a 10-month-old male infant presenting with respiratory distress, laryngotracheitis and double aortic arch (DAA). Tracheal compression by vascular structures in infants is uncommon and may be masked by nonspecific respi...

Stridor di archi

C. Geraci, E. Benelli

2011/6