Right aortic arch with aberrant left innominate artery: MR imaging findings

Citation
M. Midiri et al., Right aortic arch with aberrant left innominate artery: MR imaging findings, EUR RADIOL, 9(2), 1999, pp. 311-315
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09387994 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
311 - 315
Database
ISI
SICI code
0938-7994(1999)9:2<311:RAAWAL>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A rare case of a 60-year-old man with a right aortic arch and aberrant left innominate artery is presented. This case had an unusual clinical presenta tion. The dysphagia appeared suddenly in adulthood, whereas vascular rings, when symptomatic, usually manifest early in childhood. To our knowledge, M R imaging findings of this anomaly have never been reported. The diagnosis was made by MR imaging and confirmed by surgery. Magnetic resonance imaging can replace angiography in the assessment of the aortic arch anomalies.