Retroesophageal left brachiocephalic vein in an infant without cardiac anomalies

Alexander N. Goel; Camila Reyes; Shauna Mclaughlin; Mark Wittry; Andrew C. Fiore

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Prenatal Cardiology

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Case report

Retroesophageal left brachiocephalic vein in an infant without cardiac anomalies

Alexander N. Goel

¹

,

Camila Reyes

¹

,

Shauna Mclaughlin

¹

,

Mark Wittry

²

,

Andrew C. Fiore

¹

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

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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.

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Retroesophageal left brachiocephalic vein in an infant without cardiac anomalies

Alexander N. Goel 1 , Camila Reyes 1 , Shauna Mclaughlin 1 , Mark Wittry 2 , Andrew C. Fiore 1

aberrant left brachiocephalic vein, retroesophageal, embryology, congenital, CT

Alexander N. Goel

¹

,

Camila Reyes

¹

,

Shauna Mclaughlin

¹

,

Mark Wittry

²

,

Andrew C. Fiore

¹