International Medical Case Reports Journal (Jul 2010)

Asymptomatic double aortic arch

  • Muzaffer Sariaydin,
  • Serhat Findik,
  • Atilla Guven Atici,
  • et al

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2010, no. default
pp. 63 – 66

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Muzaffer Sariaydin1, Serhat Findik1, Atilla Guven Atici1, Sevket Ozkaya2, Aziz Uluisik11Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey; 2Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Rize University, Rize, TurkeyAbstract: A 51-year-old male patient with a past history of lung tuberculosis was referred to our clinic for routine control. The patient reported no complaints and chest X-ray was normal. Three-dimensional thoracic computed tomography revealed a balanced-type double aortic arch with no compression of trachea or esophagus.Keywords: double aortic arch, asymptomatic, adult, three dimensional computed tomography