[Cervical aortic arch. Apropos of a case].
A new case of left cervical aorta is described, affecting a 12-year-old girl. Haemodynamic, CT scan and radiological investigations are described. The only associated abnormality in the present case was hypoplasia of the left vertebral artery. There were two spicules on the medial surface of the descending aorta, possibly embryonic rests. A review is made of the literature and there is discussion of the contribution of different diagnostic techniques to determination of the embryological origin or the abnormality and its possible treatment.
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology; D001027:Aortography; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*
Arc aortique cervical. A propos d'une observation.