Right aortic arch: the value of the upper mediastinum view in fetal echocardiography

Authors

  • Beatriz Sousa Ferreira Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Unidade Local de Saúde de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4468-9642
  • Francisca Ferreira de Almeida Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Unidade Local de Saúde de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
  • Ana Isabel Correia Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Unidade Local de Saúde de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7762-153X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v34.i2.35493

Keywords:

aortic arch, fetal echocardiography, fetal heart, prenatal ultrasonography

Abstract

The prenatal diagnosis of a right aortic arch consists of the visualization of a malposition of the aorta crossing the upper mediastinum to the right side of the trachea. The detection rate of this anatomic abnormality has improved with the introduction of the upper mediastinum views in routine fetal ultrasonographic evaluation. The following case report demonstrates a fetus affected by an isolated right aortic arch emphasizing the importance of the five Yagel views of the fetal heart.

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Published

2025-06-26

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Sousa Ferreira B, Ferreira de Almeida F, Correia AI. Right aortic arch: the value of the upper mediastinum view in fetal echocardiography. BGMJ [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 26 [cited 2026 Jan. 13];34(2):90-2. Available from: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/bgmj/article/view/35493

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Vol. 34 No. 2 (2025)

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