[Tracheal compression by the brachiocephalic trunk in infants--surgical treatment of 30 cases].

Abstract

This is areport on 30 cases of innominate artery compression of the trachea and its operative correction by an aorto-truncopexy. Tracheoscopy is the most important examination for arriving at the diagnosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRl), which ofters representative pictures of many moments of expiration and inspiration, shows the anatomic relationship between the innominate artery, the aortic arch and the trachea, also demonstrating the extent of the tracheal compression.