title: Patent ductus arteriosus, large right pulmonary artery and brachiocephalic trunk variations. A case report.
abstract: Aortic arch anomalies occur due to disorders of the development of primitive double aortic arch system. In this study a patent ductus arteriosus, which had the appearance of a muscular type artery, was observed in addition to an enlarged right pulmonary artery with a diameter of 2.4 cm, causing thickening to right ventricular wall. A left common carotid artery arising from the brachiocephalic trunk was also observed. Such a complicated variation is extremely rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey. hbturgut@med.gazi.edu.tr
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anil
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barut
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*; D002102:Cadaver; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015588:Observer Variation; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*