SAĞ ARKUS AORTA ANOMALİSİ: OLGU SUNUMU

Sağ arkus aorta nadir görülen bir anomalidir. Beraberinde diğer vasküler ve kardiak anomaliler de olabilmektedir. Bu anomali basıya bağlı disfaji veya dispne şikayetlerine yol açabilir. Toraks bilgisayarlı tomografide (BT) anomali kolayca izlenebilir. Ağrı yakınması ile başvuran olgumuzun çekilen göğüs radyografisi ve Toraks BT'sinde kitle lezyonu ile birlikte sağ arkus aorta anomalisi saptanmış olup nadir görülmesi nedeniyle literatür eşliğinde sunulmuştur.

RIGHT AORTIC ARCH ANOMALY: CASE REPORT

Right aortic arch is an anomaly which is rarely seen. Other cardiovascular anomalies may accompany this phenomenon. Dyspnea and dysphagia may be due to pushing effect of this anomaly. It can be demonstrated by thorax computed tomography (CT) easily. Mass lesion together with right aortic arch identified on chest radiography and thorax CT of the case who applied with the complaint of pain. This rarely seen case presented with literature.

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