Right-side aortic arch with aneurysm of aberrant left subclavian artery: MR imaging appearance
โ Scribed by Richard A. Benedikt; James S. Jelinek; Paul S. Schaefer; Fred Edwards; Victor Ghaed
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 217 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1053-1807
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
Reports of aneurysms of the subclavian artery in both normal and anomalous aortic arches have been rare. The authors describe a patient with a rightโside aortic arch and an aneurysm of the aberrant left subclavian artery, which, to the authors' knowledge, is a previously unreported association. At presentation, the aneurysm appeared as a calcified left superior mediastinal mass. Magnetic resonance imaging enabled preoperative diagnosis and guided surgical planning.
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