Right Aortic Arch Related to Kommerell Diverticulum and Internal Carotid Artery Agenesis
Author(s) -
Luca Dainese,
Rita Spirito,
Fabio Barili,
Melissa Fusari,
Piero Trabattoni,
Simona Sommaruga,
Daniele Andreini,
Antioco Cappai,
Paolo Biglioli
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.108.797159
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic arch , diverticulum (mollusc) , surgery , aorta
A 31-year-old woman presented with blood pressure somewhat lower on the left compared with the right arm, hyposthenia, and left arm claudication. A vascular ultrasound examination demonstrated the absence of internal left carotid associated with left subclavian artery stenosis. A multidetector computed tomography using a 64-row scanner (Figure 1) confirmed the echographic results and revealed the …
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