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Anatomical conundrum: Unusual position of the aortic arch

✍ Scribed by Leon M. Gerlis; Robert H. Anderson

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
182 KB
Volume
11
Category
Article
ISSN
0897-3806

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✦ Synopsis

At autopsy on a 72-year-old woman, the aortic arch showed an unusual arrangement, passing behind the trachea and esophagus and descending on the left side. The heart was normal, and death was due to unrelated causes. The nature of this anomaly is considered in respect of embryological development.

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