Assertion: transverse aortic arch | /r/HasProperty | transected
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text: Even in the absence of a ligamentum arteriosum, the circumflex aorta itself, especially if ectatic, can cause symptomatic tracheal compression, as in this case, which makes identification of this anomaly pertinent; as such, patients may require aortic uncrossing procedure, where the distal aortic arch is transected, the retroesophageal segment mobilised and brought anterior to trachea followed by its anastomosis with the ascending aorta.2