title: High-riding innominate artery in neck surgery.
abstract: We present two cases of innominate artery (IA) in a cervical position. In the first case, surgery was not performed because there was no indication. In the second, it was possible to obtain surgical images of the AI and its branches located in front of the laryngotracheal axis. A warning about the serious risk involved in cervical surgery in these cases is indicated.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología y Patología Cérvico-Facial, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, España. e.gilcarcedo@gmail.com
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gil-Carcedo
authors.forename: Luis M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Gil-Carcedo
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Vallejo
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Herrero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000601:surgery; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D009333:Neck / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011674:Pulse; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging