Abstract
1/2016
Case report
Retroesophageal left brachiocephalic vein in an infant without cardiac anomalies
- Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA 63104
- Department of Cardiac Imaging, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, USA 63141
Prenat Cardio 2016 Jan; 6(1):87-89
Online publish date: 2019/07/19
Retroesophageal course of the left brachiocephalic vein is a rare variant seen in patients with congenital heart disease. However, this anomaly without associated cardiac or aortic abnormalities is nearly unheard of, with only one prior case described in the literature. We present an infant with anomalous retroesophageal left brachiocephalic vein that was an incidental finding on computed tomography (CT). We also briefly discuss its embryologic and clinical significance.
Keywords
aberrant left brachiocephalic vein, retroesophageal, embryology, congenital, CT
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