Prolonged wheezing and tracheal compression caused by an aberrant right subclavian artery.

Prolonged wheezing and tracheal compression caused by an aberrant right subclavian artery.

Aberrant right retroesophageal subclavian artery causing esophageal compression

Dysphagia lusoria is present in 0.2-2.5% of the population representing the most common anomaly of the aortic arch (De Araújo et al., 2015, Int. J. Surg. Case Rep., 7, 32). It usually presents in infants, but can present at any age. Symptoms include cough, dysphagia, thoracic pain, and pulmonary infection. Barium contrast studies, CT, and MR angiography are useful studies for evaluating the con...

Right subclavian steal associated with aberrant right subclavian artery.

The subclavian steal syndrome is a well-recognized clinical and radiographic entity that involves the left subclavian artery far more commonly than the right. Atherosclerotic stenoses are the most common underlying cause [1-3]. Right subclavian stenosis with associated steal is markedly less common. Although an aberrant right subclavian artery is one of the most common anomalies of the great ve...

Wheezing and dyspnoea caused by aberrant left innominate artery

We present a rare case of a branching anomaly of the aortic arch that resulted in wheezing and dyspnoea. The patient was a 60-year-old male with severe wheezing from babyhood, originally diagnosed with severe bronchial asthma. On auscultation, the inspiratory and expiratory wheezes appeared when the patient leaned forward. He also had difficulty in swallowing solid mass. Tests for airway revers...

Aberrant right subclavian artery and right-sided ductus arteriosus.

DESCRIPTION A premature newborn weighing 1.9 kg, presenting with cyanosis, feeding and respiratory difficulties was admitted to our centre for further evaluation. An initial echocardiogram suggested a pulmonary atresia with a malalignment infundibular ventricle septum defect with atypical right-sided ductus arteriosus (2.4 mm) arising from the aberrant right subclavian artery (4 mm), which was ...