title: Spontaneous aberrant right subclavian arterio-oesophageal fistula in a previously healthy child.
abstract: An aberrant right subclavian artery arising from a left aortic arch is the most frequently described congenital aortic arch anomaly, occurring in 0.5 to 2.3% of the general population. Despite the retro-oesophageal course of the aberrant subclavian artery, an arterio-oesophageal fistula is an uncommon finding, only previously reported as a very rare complication in critically ill patients with oesophageal instrumentation or foreign body ingestion. We describe a unique case of a spontaneous aberrant right subclavian arterio-oesophageal fistula without an inciting event in a 17-month-child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases,Division of Pediatric Cardiology,C.S. Mott Children's Hospital,University of Michigan,Ann Arbor,Michigan,United States of America.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Joynt
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases,Division of Pediatric Cardiology,C.S. Mott Children's Hospital,University of Michigan,Ann Arbor,Michigan,United States of America.
authors.forename: Ronald G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Grifka
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D018376:Cardiovascular Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011859:Radiography; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Aberrant right subclavian; arterio-oesophageal fistula; spontaneous fistula