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<Articles JournalTitle="Archives of Anesthesiology and Critical Care">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Archives of Anesthesiology and Critical Care</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2423-5849</Issn>
      <Volume>0</Volume>
      <Issue>0</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2026</Year>
        <Month>02</Month>
        <Day>23</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">The Hidden Arch: An Incidental Vascular Surprise in a Toddler Undergoing Cleft Palate Repair</title>
    <FirstPage>1489</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>1489</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sonal</FirstName>
        <LastName>Khatavkar</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Anaesthesiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Ishan</FirstName>
        <LastName>Garud</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Anaesthesiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mounika</FirstName>
        <LastName>Yerramshetty</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Anaesthesiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>15</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>12</Month>
        <Day>07</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Double aortic arch (DAA) is a rare congenital vascular anomaly that forms a complete vascular ring encircling the trachea and esophagus, potentially leading to respiratory and feeding difficulties. We present a case of a 15-month-old male with an incomplete cleft palate who had an incidental finding of codominant double arch of aorta on preoperative imaging. The child underwent successful cleft palate surgery under general anesthesia with appropriate airway precautions and multidisciplinary planning. This report highlights the anesthetic implications of vascular rings and the need for thorough preoperative assessment in children presenting with non-specific symptoms like recurrent upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and feeding intolerance.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/view/1489</web_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
