BACKGROUND: @entity455 and other congenital @entity6127 may be major causes of @entity3885 in @entity1 . In this report, our diagnostic approach, surgical treatment, and early and late results for 30 @entity1 are reported. METHODS: During a 20-year period (1982-2002), 30 @entity1 underwent surgery for tracheoesophageal compression caused by @entity6127 . The median age at operation was 8 months (range, 36 days to 94 months), and the median @entity1 weight was 8 kg (range, 2.4-16 kg). At 53.3% of cases, double aortic arch was by far the most common encountered cause of compression. @entity1 were admitted with respiratory distress, stridor, @entity386 , @entity1282 , or recurrent @entity1729 . Diagnosis was established by barium esophagogram, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography. The operative approaches were through a left thoracotomy or a median sternotomy. RESULTS: Operative mortality rate was 3.3%. Follow-up data from 2 months to 10 years (mean follow-up, 34 weeks) were available for all 30 @entity1 . Twenty-six @entity1 (86.7%) were essentially free of symptoms, 3 @entity1 (10%) had residual respiratory problems, and 1 @entity1 (3.3 %) had a gastroesophageal reflux problem. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that surgical correction of symptomatic @entity455 can be performed with low mortality and morbidity rates.

XXXX causing tracheoesophageal compression: a 20-year experience in diagnosis and management.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity455 :: ('MESH:D014652', 'Disease') :: ['Vascular rings', 'vascular rings'] @entity3885 :: ('MESH:D008173', 'Disease') :: ['tracheoesophageal obstruction'] @entity1729 :: ('MESH:D012141', 'Disease') :: ['respiratory tract infections'] @entity1282 :: ('MESH:D003680', 'Disease') :: ['dysphagia'] @entity6127 :: ('MESH:D007569', 'Disease') :: ['aortic arch anomalies'] @entity386 :: ('MESH:D001049', 'Disease') :: ['apnea']
@entity455 :: (MESH:D014652,Disease) :: ['Vascular anomalies']
