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Anatomical conundrum: Unusual position of the aortic arch
Author(s) -
Gerlis Leon M.,
Anderson Robert H.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2353(1998)11:4<278::aid-ca9>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic arch , autopsy , anatomy , esophagus , position (finance) , arch , aorta , cardiology , finance , economics , civil engineering , engineering
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. Clin. Anat. 11:278–281, 1998. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.