title: Non-aneurysmal aberrant right subclavian artery causing dysphagia in a young girl: challenges encountered using supraclavicular approach.
abstract: Aberrant right subclavian artery is the most common anomaly of the aortic arch. Patients are often asymptomatic and discovered accidentally. Occasionally, they present with symptoms related to oesophageal or tracheal compression.A 13-year-old girl presented with dysphagia and stridor was found to have an aberrant right subclavian artery. Surgical division and reconstruction of the artery was performed initially through right supraclavicular approach. An additional left thoracotomy was performed to overcome the challenges encountered at initial operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ramallah Hospital, Ramallah, Israel. darwaz30@hotmail.com.|Makassed Hospital, Mount of Olives, 91194, Jerusalem, Israel. darwaz30@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ahmad K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Darwazah
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ramallah Hospital, Ramallah, Israel. meideh@moh.ps.com.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eida
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ramallah Hospital, Ramallah, Israel. ramzi_pal84@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ramzi Abu
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Khalil
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, Ramallah Hospital, Ramallah, Israel. drhasan_ismail@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, Ramallah Hospital, Ramallah, Israel. abozaindin@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Naser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hanbali
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D018376:Cardiovascular Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult