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  • Title: A retroesophageal right subclavian artery originating from the left aortic arch -- a case report and review of the literature.
    Author: Loukas M, Giannikopoulos P, Fudalej M, Dimopoulos C, Wagner T.
    Journal: Folia Morphol (Warsz); 2004 Feb; 63(1):141-5. PubMed ID: 15039922.
    Abstract:
    The retroesophageal right subclavian artery is an anatomical abnormality encountered by anatomists and pathologists and recently interventional cardiologists and thoracic surgeons have also come across this phenomenon. We report a case of a retroesophageal right subclavian artery arising from a normally located left aortic arch in a young male autopsied in the Department of Forensic Service of Warsaw Medical University. In addition to the aforementioned anomaly, the presence of a right non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve was noticed. The possible embryonic development of these branching patterns and their clinical significance is discussed.
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