Interrupted aortic arch associated with absence of left common carotid artery: imaging with MDCT.
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.
Onbas
Omer
O
Department of Radiology, Atatürk University, School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. oonbas@hotmail.com
Olgun
Hasim
H
Ceviz
Naci
N
Ors
Rahmi
R
Okur
Adnan
A
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
D003287:Contrast Media; D007472:Iohexol