title: A retroesophageal right subclavian artery originating from the left aortic arch -- a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, American University of the Caribbean, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. edsg2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loukas
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Giannikopoulos
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fudalej
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dimopoulos
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: 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*