title: Interrupted aortic arch associated with absence of left common carotid artery: imaging with MDCT.
abstract: Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare severe congenital heart defect defined as complete luminal and anatomic discontinuity between ascending and descending aorta. Although its association with various congenital heart defects has been reported, absence of left common carotid artery (CCA) in patients with IAA has not been reported previously. We report a case of IAA associated with the absence of left CCA which was clearly shown on multidetector-row spiral CT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Atatürk University, School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. oonbas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Onbas
authors.forename: Hasim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Olgun
authors.forename: Naci
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ceviz
authors.forename: Rahmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ors
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okur
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003287:Contrast Media; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007472:Iohexol; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D007472:Iohexol