Open AccessAnomalous origin of the left brachiocephalic artery in the right aortic arch: Is there a method to the madness?
Author(s) -
Mani Ram Krishna,
Ganesh Kumar Gnanappa,
Rachel Fitzpatrick,
Julian Ayer,
David S. Winlaw
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/apc.apc_16_17
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic arch , brachiocephalic artery , anomaly (physics) , arch , compression (physics) , vascular ring , cardiology , anatomy , aorta , condensed matter physics , physics , civil engineering , materials science , engineering , composite material
The anomalous origin of the left brachiocephalic artery in a right sided aortic arch is a rare vascular ring which might lead to esophageal compression. The exact embryological origin of this anomaly is still widely debated. We present an infant who presented with esophageal compression symptoms and review the various hypotheses about the embryological origin of this anomaly.