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Double aortic arch: report of a case. 1975

V L Fornasier

Abnormalities of the embryonic development of the aortic arch system and the great vessels produce a multiplicity of anomalies. This discussion deals with an unusual combination of congenital abnormalities of the aortic arch system found at necropsy in a 71 year old woman. The condition had not produced any clinical signs or symptoms and was totally unsuspected.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D004373	Ductus Arteriosus	A fetal blood vessel connecting the pulmonary artery with the descending aorta.	Arteriosus, Ductus
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000783	Aneurysm	Pathological outpouching or sac-like dilatation in the wall of any blood vessel (ARTERIES or VEINS) or the heart (HEART ANEURYSM). It indicates a thin and weakened area in the wall which may later rupture. Aneurysms are classified by location, etiology, or other characteristics.	Saccular Aneurysm,Fusiform Aneurysm,Aneurysm, Fusiform,Aneurysms,Aneurysms, Fusiform,Fusiform Aneurysms
D001011	Aorta	The main trunk of the systemic arteries.	Aortas