title: Two cases of aberrant right subclavian artery and right vertebral artery that originated from the right common carotid artery.
abstract: We present here two patients that had an aberrant right subclavian artery and an anomalous origin of the right vertebral artery from the right common carotid artery. We review the previous literature and discuss herein the embryologic mechanism and clinical implications of this variation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cheju Natinal University Hospital, Cheju National University College of Medicine, Jeju-do, Korea. jkcontrast@naver.com
authors.forename: Ji Kang
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Seung Hyung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Bong Soo
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Gukmyung
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging