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Table 2 Shape of the vascular ring and its distance to the trachea and esophagus

From: Vascular ring: prenatal diagnosis and prognostic management based on sequential cross-sectional scanning by ultrasound

Types of vascular rings

The shape of the vascular ring

The composition of the vascular ring

Its distance to the trachea and esophagus(last check-up before birth),

LAA-ARSA

C

ARSA,LAA

III(240cases)

RAA-MIRROR-IMAGE BRANCHING

U

RAA,LDA

I(1case),II(17cases),III(37cases)

RAA-ALSA

U

RAA,LDA

I(5cases),II(17cases),III(90cases)

DAA

0

R-ARCH,L-ARCH

I(4cases),II(3cases)

PULMONARY ARTERY SLING

LPA-Sling

I(4cases)