Arteria lusoria

Case contributed by Naqibullah Foladi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Dyspnea

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
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The right and the left lungs are normal.
The right subclavian artery arises from the distal aortic arch coursing posterior to the esophagus. It is continuing as the right subclavian artery. No stenosis. No detectable esophageal abnormality.
There single isolated branching of the right common carotid artery with its normal course.
Normal left common carotid and left subclavian arteries.
Cardiac chambers are normally opacified. No gross abnormality.

Case Discussion

Features are of arteria lusoria. The patient did not have dysphagia.

 

Additional contributor: Dr. M. T. Aien

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