Double aortic arch with an aberrant left superior pulmonary vein in a young child presenting with pneumomediastinum.

Pediatric PulmonologyVolume 58, Issue 9 p. 2659-2662 CLINICAL CORRESPONDENCE Double aortic arch with an aberrant left superior pulmonary vein in a young child presenting with pneumomediastinum Pierre Goussard PhD, Corresponding Author Pierre Goussard PhD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-1146-1307 Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Correspondence Prof Pierre Goussard PhD, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, PO Box 241, Cape Town 8000, South Africa. Email: [email protected] Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Validation, Writing - review & editing, Software, Project administration, SupervisionSearch for more papers by this authorStefan van der Westhuizen MBCHB, Stefan van der Westhuizen MBCHB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Tygerberg, South Africa Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorBarend Fourie FCPaed (SA), Barend Fourie FCPaed (SA) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorShyam Venkatakrishna MBBS, Shyam Venkatakrishna MBBS orcid.org/0000-0002-1803-1740 Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorSavvas Andronikou PhD, Savvas Andronikou PhD Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorLars Ebert PhD, Lars Ebert PhD 3D Center Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorDajo Weijts BMedSc, Dajo Weijts BMedSc Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorJanette Verster FC For Path (SA), Janette Verster FC For Path (SA) Division of Forensic Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Forensic Pathology Service, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorDelano Rhode FCPaed (SA), Delano Rhode FCPaed (SA) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorAndre Gie PhD, Andre Gie PhD Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorJacques Janson PhD, Jacques Janson PhD Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Tygerberg, South Africa Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this author Pierre Goussard PhD, Corresponding Author Pierre Goussard PhD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-1146-1307 Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Correspondence Prof Pierre Goussard PhD, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, PO Box 241, Cape Town 8000, South Africa. Email: [email protected] Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Validation, Writing - review & editing, Software, Project administration, SupervisionSearch for more papers by this authorStefan van der Westhuizen MBCHB, Stefan van der Westhuizen MBCHB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Tygerberg, South Africa Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorBarend Fourie FCPaed (SA), Barend Fourie FCPaed (SA) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorShyam Venkatakrishna MBBS, Shyam Venkatakrishna MBBS orcid.org/0000-0002-1803-1740 Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorSavvas Andronikou PhD, Savvas Andronikou PhD Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorLars Ebert PhD, Lars Ebert PhD 3D Center Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorDajo Weijts BMedSc, Dajo Weijts BMedSc Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorJanette Verster FC For Path (SA), Janette Verster FC For Path (SA) Division of Forensic Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Forensic Pathology Service, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorDelano Rhode FCPaed (SA), Delano Rhode FCPaed (SA) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorAndre Gie PhD, Andre Gie PhD Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorJacques Janson PhD, Jacques Janson PhD Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Tygerberg, South Africa Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this author First published: 09 June 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.26544Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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