Successful Surgical Therapy of a Double Aortic Arch in a 10-Month-Old Mixed Breed Dog

Successful Surgical Therapy of a Double Aortic Arch in a 10-Month-Old Mixed Breed Dog

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A 10-month-old female spayed mixed breed dog with a suspected vascular ring anomaly was presented for exercise intolerance and interval wheezing.Computed tomography (CT) revealed a double aortic arch.The smaller right aortic arch was successfully ligated via right 4th intercostal thoracotomy.The patient was discharged one day postoperatively and continued to have good outcome at recheck 3.

5 weeks after surgery.This is Spillage / Water Pans the 4th documented case of double aortic arch with a successful outcome.Preoperative CT scan was vital in preoperative planning and should be strongly recommended in all cases of suspected vascular ring anomalies with atypical presentation.