The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 31, 255-258, Copyright © 1981 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Vascular rings: management and a proposed nomenclature
B Idbeis, L Levinsky, V Srinivasan and S Subramanian
Over 18 years, 33 patients with congenital vascular rings underwent
surgical treatment. All patients had full recovery except 1 who died late.
At the one-month follow-up, 66.7% had complete relief of the presenting
symptoms. Important aspects of the clinical picture, diagnostic methods,
and treatment are presented. A coded nomenclature is proposed; we believe
it to be accurate, inclusive, easy to remember, and readily referable to
the embryological origin.