The aortic arch, branch pulmonary arteries, and the ductus arteriosus have a close spatial relationship to the airways and esophagus. Abnormalities of the position or course of these vascular structures can cause obstruction to the major airways or esophagus by…
The care of adults with congenital heart malformations has evolved into a specialty in its own right. The malformations are conceived by the general cardiologist as extremely complex, requiring a sound knowledge of embryologic development for their appreciation. The defects…
It has been 500 years since the birth of Andreas Vesalius, the father of anatomy. In his most important and influential work, “De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem,” published in seven volumes between 1543 and 1555, Vesalius demonstrated the importance…