title: Differential diagnosis of vascular structures in relation to upper ascending aorta: The retro-aortic innominate vein.
abstract: The retroaortic course of left innominate vein is a rare entity which can be misinterpreted during echocardiography for other abnormal vascular structures under the arch of aorta. We report the case of a 2 month old infant where the suprasternal window showed 2 vascular structures beneath the aortic arch, one of which was traced to be a retroaortic innominate vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Kiron
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sukulal
authors.forename: Sasidharan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bijulal
authors.forename: Jaganmohan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Tharakan
keywords: Innominate; retroaortic; suprasternal