Korean J Radiol.  2008 Jul;9(Suppl):S39-S42. 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.s.s39.

Two Cases of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery and Right Vertebral Artery that Originated from the Right Common Carotid Artery

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  • 1Department of Radiology, Cheju Natinal University Hospital, Cheju National University College of Medicine, Jeju-do, Korea. jkcontrast@naver.com

Abstract

We present here two patients that had an aberrant right subclavian artery and an anomalous origin of the right vertebral artery from the right common carotid artery. We review the previous literature and discuss herein the embryologic mechanism and clinical implications of this variation.

Keyword

Aberrant right subclavian artery; Right vertebral artery; Anomalous origin, CT

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Adult
Aged
Carotid Artery, Common/*abnormalities/radiography
Female
Humans
Male
Subclavian Artery/*abnormalities/radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vertebral Artery/*abnormalities/radiography
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