Right-side aortic arch with aneurysm of aberrant left subclavian artery: MR imaging appearance.
Reports of aneurysms of the subclavian artery in both normal and anomalous aortic arches have been rare. The authors describe a patient with a right-side 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.
Benedikt
R A
RA
Department of Radiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Jelinek
J S
JS
Schaefer
P S
PS
Edwards
F
F
Ghaed
V
V
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*