A vascular ring: Right aortic arch and descending aorta with left ductus arteriosus

A case is presented of vascular ring caused by right aortic arch with mirro r-image branching and left ductus arteriosus. In this case, the descending aorta was located right of the tracheoesophagus and the left ductus arterio sus connected to the descending aorta far below the arch, producing compres sion of the esophagus only. Through median sternotomy, the ligation and div ision of the ductus was performed with concomitant repair of ventricular se ptal defect. (C) 2001 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.