Open AccessTracheal compression due to anomalous innominate artery in an adult
Author(s) -
K. B. Gupta,
Diksha Tyagi,
Deepak Prajapat,
Veerendra Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.142096
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid cartilage , computed tomography angiography , radiology , subclavian artery , pulsatile flow , artery , computed tomography , superior thyroid artery , angiography , anatomy , thyroid , cardiology , larynx
A 47-year-old-female presented with dyspnea and unproductive cough for 4 months. General examination revealed pulsatile swelling in the midline below the thyroid cartilage present since childhood. Computed tomography-angiography of the neck showed right innominate artery dilated, elongated and coursing above downward, anterior to the trachea below the thyroid, compressing the trachea and origin of the right subclavian artery higher up. A case of anomalous innominate artery causing symptomatic compression of the trachea in adults is a rare entity.