Unusual presentation of arteria lusoria along with ascending aortic aneurysm

Vijayanand Palanisamy; Shilpa Shree; Mithun Sundararaaja Ravikumar; Antony Leander Sathiaraj

doi:10.1016/j.mjafi.2021.10.018

Unusual presentation of arteria lusoria along with ascending aortic aneurysm

Med J Armed Forces India. 2023 Dec;79(Suppl 1):S292-S296. doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2021.10.018. Epub 2022 Jan 10.

Authors

Vijayanand Palanisamy¹, Shilpa Shree², Mithun Sundararaaja Ravikumar², Antony Leander Sathiaraj²

Affiliations

¹ Associate Consultant (Cardiac Surgery), Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, The Madras Medical Mission, Dr. J. J. Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai, India.
² Senior Registrar (Cardiac Surgery), Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, The Madras Medical Mission, Dr. J. J. Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai, India.

PMID: 38144621
PMCID: PMC10746795 (available on 2024-12-01)
DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2021.10.018

Abstract

Arteria lusoria (AL) is a rare embryological variant that may have variable presentation ranging from asymptomatic to respiratory, abdominal, or both. Increasing incidence of radial access for coronary angiogram may lead to the incidental diagnosis of AL. Knowledge about this anatomical variation is essential for cardiologists, interventional radiologists, otorhinolaryngologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, and primary physicians. The symptomatic patient should undergo definite repair through either surgery or endovascular techniques. We present a case of incidentally diagnosed, asymptomatic AL along with ascending aortic aneurysm while evaluating for ischemic heart disease.

Keywords: Arch; Artery; Dysphagia; Lusoria; Subclavian.

Publication types

Case Reports