Congenital Abnormality
vascular ring
vas·cu·lar ring [ vas-kyuh-ler ring ]
Subclass of:
Aortic Arch Syndromes; Vascular anomaly
Definitions related to vascular ring:
  • A developmental defect of the aortic arch system in which the trachea and esophagus are completely encircled by connected segments of the aortic arch and its branches. This occurs if the normal process of regression and persistence of the bilateral embryonic aortic arches fails.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • An unusual congenital abnormality in which the aorta or aortic branches encircle the trachea and esophagus. Signs and symptoms include difficulty swallowing and eating, persistent cough, noisy breathing, and acid reflex.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Congenital vascular malformation in which the AORTA arch and its branches encircle the TRACHEA and ESOPHAGUS. Signs and symptoms include DYSPNEA; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS, especially with eating, DYSPHAGIA, persistent cough, and GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX or may be asymptomatic. Two most common types are double aortic arch and right aortic arch. It may be associated with other anomalies (e.g., DIGEORGE SYNDROME).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Vascular rings are unusual congenital anomalies that occur early in the development of the aortic arch and great vessels. The primary symptomatology associated with vascular rings relates to the structures that are encircled by the ring, chiefly the trachea, and esophagus.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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