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W H Shuford

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PubMed1986

Circumflex retroesophageal right aortic arch simulating mediastinal tumor or dissecting aneurysm.

The authors present three cases of circumflex right aortic arch, a retroesophageal arch in which the aorta crosses from right to left behind the esophagus to descend on the left side. The findings on the frontal chest films resembled those of a left arch with mediastinal widening, simulating a mass. Aortography revealed four-vessel branching of the arch vessels, typical of right aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery. Computed tomography and barium studies of the esophagus demonstrated the retroesophageal course of the aorta. In two patients, obstruction of the thoracic portion of the left subclavian artery resulted in differences in blood pressure and pulse between the arms, supporting the clinical impression of dissecting aortic aneurysm.

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PubMed1975

The cervical aortic arch.

Cervical aortic arch anomaly is a rare congenital entity. The aortic arch extends into the soft tissues of the neck before turning downward on itself to become the descending aorta. Nineteen cases have been previously reported in the world literature with one more presently in publication. We have collected six additional cases, in four of which the cervical arch was located on the left. Formerly the left cervical aortic arch was felt to be much less common than the right. It now appears that they have equal incidence. Four of our cases were also associated with cardiac anomalies, and this coincidence has not been previously reported.

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