title: Dissecting aortic aneurysm involving an anomalous right subclavian artery and isolated left vertebral artery: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 54-year-old hypertensive woman was admitted with severe interscapular back pain. A chest radiograph showed marked widening of the mediastinum. Aortography demonstrated a DeBakey type III, a thoracic aortic dissection and an anomalous right subclavian artery which was associated with an isolated left vertebral artery. The patient underwent aortic arch replacement with 5 branches and made an uneventful recovery. As far as we can determine, this is the first reported occurrence of these anomalies together with acquired disease of the aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Kochi Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nonami
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tomosawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nawata
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging