Double-aortic arch

Double aortic arch anomaly has been linked to maternal cocaine abuse (269). 

Afzal MN, Fatal double aortic arch anomaly and maternal cocaine abuse. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2003 13 166-7. 

Fig. 20.12a-c. A 9-month-old boy with a double aortic arch, suffering from an increasing stridor and dyspnea, scanned with a 64-SCT scanner. On the axial source image, the two portions of the aortic arch embracing the trachea can clearly be seen (a... 

Fig. 21.3. MDCT angiography in a 9-month-old infant with sudden onset of dyspnea and unstable hemodynamic situation demonstrates a double aortic arch (arrows), which leads to intermittent tracheal constriction. CT imaging was performed using short sedation without breath holding...

Fig. 2.18. Double aorticarch.MRl with contrast medium. The dominant right aortic arch and smaller left arch encircle the airway and the esophagus. The posterior limb of the vascular ring is atretic (arrowhead)...

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