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Yang and Lee: Coexistence of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery and Common Carotid Trunk
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Cardiovascular Radiology
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology

Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology 2012; 66(4): 329-331.

Published online: 30 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.0000/jksr.2012.66.4.329

Coexistence of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery and Common Carotid Trunk

Go Eun Yang, MD, Byung Hoon Lee, MD

Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.

Corresponding author: Byung Hoon Lee, MD. Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, 170 Juhwa-ro, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang 411-706, Korea. Tel. 82-31-910-7694, Fax. 82-31-910-7369, bhlee@paik.ac.kr

Received 28 December 2011       Accepted 6 February 2012

Copyright © 2012 The Korean Society of Radiology

Abstract

Aberrant right subclavian artery is the most common anomaly of the aortic arch. The frequency of such irregularity is about 0.5-1% of the population with this condition. Common carotid trunk is another anomaly of the aortic arch. The frequency of coexistence of the two conditions, aberrant right subclavian atery with common carotid trunk, is extremely low. We report such a case of coexistence.

Keywords: Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery, Common Carotid Trunk

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