A 54-year-old man presented with neck pain and hoarseness. Angiography showed a rare right subclavian artery aneurysm, enlargement of the ascending aortic aneurysm, and axillary artery stenosis. These aneurysms would normally be treated with end-to-end anastomosis, but due to the complexity of the lesion in this case, we performed more extensive surgery. This consisted of successful reconstruct...

The technic employed in catheterization of the left heart in man is (lescribe(l. A catheter is introduced into the left ulnar artery and passed through the brachial, axillary and subclavian arteries into the arch of the aorta. With the tip of the catheter at the root of the aorta, we have succeeded in entering the left ventricle only in patients with free aortic insufficiency due to syphilis. F...

We describe an unusual combination of unilateral upper limb variations, including an axillary arch, absence of a "typical" musculocutaneous nerve, direct lateral cord innervation of the muscles usually supplied by the musculocutaneous nerve, variant superficial brachial artery, a high anomalous origin of the common interosseous artery and a superficial ulnar artery noted during routine cadaver ...

A 60-year-old woman with a family history of aortic dissection in her mother was investigated for dysphagia. Her scan showed right arch large Kommerell’s diverticulum causing esophageal compression. left vertebral artery, which originated abnormally low the thorax, embolized preoperatively to limit operative difficulties. Two weeks later, thoracotomy allowed resection aneurysm an associated car...