TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Vascular Compression Syndromes A1 - Manning, Peter B. A2 - Ziegler, Moritz M. A2 - Azizkhan, Richard G. A2 - Allmen, Daniel von A2 - Weber, Thomas R. PY - 2014 T2 - Operative Pediatric Surgery, 2e AB - Vascular compression syndromes are often collectively referred to as vascular rings and slings, but this characterization does not represent the true diversity of the group of conditions.Compromise of the trachea and/or esophagus in the upper mediastinum by adjacent vascular structures is a common feature of vascular compression syndromes.Because of this shared feature, vascular compression syndromes often present with similar clinical pictures of stridor and/or dysphagia and their diagnostic evaluation relies on similar strategies.The developmental embryology of vascular compression syndromes is quite different, however, and this may influence the presence or absence of associated anomalies and cause treatment strategies to differ dramatically. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100437419 ER -