Congenital aortic arch deformity

Congenital malformation of the aortic arch refers to the abnormal development of the aortic arch and its branches, causing compression of the trachea and / or esophagus. Hommel described the double aortic arch in 1737. In 1939, Wolman described the clinical manifestations of double aortic arch compression of trachea and esophagus. Gross performed the first double aortic arch surgery in 1945, which promoted the discovery and recognition of various types of aortic arch deformities. Diagnostic techniques and treatment methods have also been developed and improved with good curative effects. Among congenital cardiac vascular malformations, the aortic arch and its branch malformations account for only 1 to 2%.