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Cervical left pulmonary artery. J Surg Case Rep 2018 Jan;2018(1):rjx252

Date

02/01/2018

Pubmed ID

29383237

Pubmed Central ID

PMC5786250

DOI

10.1093/jscr/rjx252

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85167575346 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)

Abstract

We detail what we believe to be the first reported case of a congenital 'Cervical Left Pulmonary Artery' in which an aberrant left pulmonary artery courses cranially into the mid-cervical neck before descending back into the thorax to the left pulmonary hilum. Due to the location and course of the artery, we believe that this anomaly is likely due to a developmental error of the sixth pharyngeal arch. Ultimately, the use of a reconstructed 3D computed tomography image provided detailed characterization of the unique anatomical variant, aiding in a successful surgical repair of the defect.

Author List

Schmidt MQ, Hafertepe M, Fortuna R, Abdullah I, Richardson R

Author

Matthew Quinn Schmidt Assistant Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin