Obstructed coarctation in a right aortic arch in an adult female.

Abstract

Coarctation of a right aortic arch is rare congenital anomaly. We report a rare case of a 24-year-old female with coarctation of the right aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery between the right common carotid and right subclavian arteries. The coarctation progressed into complete obstruction as the interruption of the aorta in adulthood. To prevent cerebral complications and progression to heart failure, surgical procedure was selected. Extraanatomical bypass grafting between the ascending and descending aorta was successfully performed using cardiopulmonary bypass. Some patients diagnosed with interruption of the aortic arch in adulthood might be displaying progression of undiagnosed coarctation, as our in case. Three-dimensional computed tomography was useful to detect the obstructive lesion and to determine the surgical approach and methods.

• Authors: T Kaneda, S Miyake, T Kudo, T Ogawa, T Inoue, T Matsumoto, M Onoe, S Nakamoto, H Kitayama, T Saga
• Journal: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (Thorac Cardiovasc Surg) Vol. 51 Issue 6 Pg. 350-2 (Dec 2003) ISSN: 0171-6425 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 14669135 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aortic Coarctation (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Disease Progression
• Female
• Humans
• Imaging, Three-Dimensional
• Subclavian Artery (abnormalities)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed (methods)