Cervical left aortic arch with distal tortuosity causing coarctation and aneurysmal formation in a child

• Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery Vol. 33; no. 8; pp. 466 - 468
• Main Authors: Binsalamah, Ziyad M., Zea‐Vera, Rodrigo, Fraser, Charles D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Aorta, Thoracic - abnormalities; Aorta, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging; Aorta, Thoracic - surgery; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - etiology; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - surgery; aortic coarctation; Aortic Coarctation - diagnostic imaging; Aortic Coarctation - etiology; Aortic Coarctation - surgery; cervical arch; Child; Computed Tomography Angiography; cystic medial degeneration; Echocardiography; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neck - blood supply; Treatment Outcome; Vascular Surgical Procedures - methods; aortic coarctation; cervical arch; cystic medial degeneration

We present a case of a 10‐year‐old female with a cervical aortic arch and distal transverse arch tortuosity causing coarctation and aneurysmal formation and describe the surgical repair of this rare congenital anomaly.