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Isolated retroaortic innominate vein and right aortic arch: a case report and review of literature

Part of: Cardiac Morphology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2019

Utkarsh Kohli Open the ORCID record for Utkarsh Kohli [Opens in a new window]
Utkarsh Kohli*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Author for correspondence: Utkarsh Kohli, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Division of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, 5481 S, Maryland Ave., RM-C104E, MC 4051, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. Tel: 773-702-6172; Fax: 773-702-2319; E-mail: ukohli@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu
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Abstract

Retroaortic course of left innominate vein is a rare venous anomaly which is usually associated with CHD. Isolated retroaortic innominate vein is exceedingly rare with only a handful of reported cases. We report an otherwise healthy newborn with isolated retroaortic innominate vein and right aortic arch, a combination which has previously not been reported.

Keywords

Isolated retroaortic innominate veinright aortic archhealthy newborn
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 29 , Issue 8 , August 2019 , pp. 1091 - 1093
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© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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