Key result
CT scan incidentally detects a rare aberrant right subclavian artery in a patient with sepsis.
Why the study?
Aberrant right subclavian artery is a rare abnormality of the aortic arch requiring increased awareness and understanding of its clinical implications.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare case of an aberrant right subclavian artery detected incidentally on CT scan in an elderly patient.
Incidental aortic arch variants on CT merit clinician awareness in complex cases; extends sparse literature but leaves prevalence and impact open.
A 73-year-old woman presented with metastatic lung disease with primary from the thyroid mass and with sepsis complicating gastroenteritis and respiratory tract infection. On a computerized computer tomography scan, an aberrant right subclavian artery was detected. It is a rare abnormality of the aortic arch. There is a need for increased awareness, knowledge of the implications for patient management, and development of cardiothoracic surgery.
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Uwanuruochi et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Aberrant right subclavian artery (n=1). Aberrant right subclavian artery was evaluated on Detection of aberrant right subclavian artery. An aberrant right subclavian artery, a rare abnormality of the aortic arch, was incidentally detected on a CT scan in a 73-year-old woman with metastatic lung disease and sepsis.
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