Double aortic arch

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis probable

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Double aortic arch.

Case Discussion

Plain radiograph demonstrating a double aortic arch. Double aortic arch is a rare anomaly caused by persistence of the fetal double aortic arch system. Most commonly, one arch is dominant and the other arch may be of small caliber or represented by a fibrous band 1.

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