Left-sided cervical aortic arch.
The authors report a case of cervical aortic arch. Left-sided cervical aortic arch is a very rare congenital anomaly which may or not be associated with clinical symptoms. Diagnosis, suspected on chest X-ray or clinical examination, must be confirmed by angiographic studies. A 17-year-old girl presenting an extensive aneurysm of a left-sided cervical aortic arch was successfully operated with the use of partial extracorporal bypass removing the aneurysm and restoring aortic arch continuity. Histological examination revealed mediacystic necrosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans