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Vascular Rings

Oscar Duffy1†, Martina Healy2, Francesca Holt3

1Fellow Paediatric Anaesthesiology, Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Ireland 2Consultant Paediatric Intensivist and Anaesthesiologist, Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Ireland

3Consultant Paediatric Anaesthesiologist, Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Ireland

Edited by: William Francis Powell Jr., MD, MPH, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

†Corresponding author email: oscar.duffy@childrenshealthireland.ie

DOI: 10.28923/atotw.556

Published September 23, 2025

Abstract

This tutorial will focus on the normal development of the aortic arch and the anatomical variants that result in vascular rings. It will also cover the clinical significance of vascular rings, how they are diagnosed and the anaesthetic implications of complete vascular ring repair.

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