ANATOMICAL CONUNDRUM - UNUSUAL POSITION OF THE AORTIC-ARCH

Authors
GERLIS LM ANDERSON RH
Citation
Lm. Gerlis et Rh. Anderson, ANATOMICAL CONUNDRUM - UNUSUAL POSITION OF THE AORTIC-ARCH, Clinical anatomy, 11(4), 1998, pp. 278-281
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Anatomy & Morphology
Journal title
Clinical anatomy → ACNP
ISSN journal
08973806
Volume
11
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
278 - 281
Database
ISI
SICI code
0897-3806(1998)11:4<278:AC-UPO>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
At autopsy on a 72-year-old woman, the aortic arch showed an unusual a rrangement, passing behind the trachea and esophagus and descending on the left side. The heart was normal, and death was due to unrelated c auses. The nature of this anomaly is considered in respect of embryolo gical development. (C) 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.