title: The five-vessel arch:  independent origin of both vertebral arteries from the aortic arch.
abstract: An independent origin of the left vertebral artery from the aortic arch is the second most common aortic arch anomaly and occurs in 7% of otherwise healthy persons. Bilateral and independent origins of vertebral arteries are distinctly unusual. We present and illustrate such a case.
authors.affiliation: VA San Diego Healthcare System, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Christian Scott
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Welch
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stark
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media