A retroesophageal right subclavian artery originating from the left aortic arch -- a case report and review of the literature.
The retroesophageal right subclavian artery is an anatomical abnormality encountered by anatomists and pathologists and recently interventional cardiologists and thoracic surgeons have also come across this phenomenon. We report a case of a retroesophageal right subclavian artery arising from a normally located left aortic arch in a young male autopsied in the Department of Forensic Service of Warsaw Medical University. In addition to the aforementioned anomaly, the presence of a right non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve was noticed. The possible embryonic development of these branching patterns and their clinical significance is discussed.
Loukas
Marios
M
Department of Anatomy, American University of the Caribbean, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. edsg2000@yahoo.com
Giannikopoulos
Petros
P
Fudalej
Martin
M
Dimopoulos
Christos
C
Wagner
Teresa
T
D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*