Hussain Ali, Yiu Alvin C, Okonkwo Uzoagu A
Department of Internal Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859-5001, USA.
Mil Med. 2022 Mar 28;187(3-4):e539-e542. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usab049.
We present a rare case of four-vessel aortic arch with an aneurysmal aberrant right retro-esophageal subclavian artery (ARSA) in a healthy, asymptomatic active duty U.S. military male. ARSA has a prevalence of 0.6%-1.4%, of which ∼80%-84% are retro-esophageal ARSAs. Intrathoracic subclavian artery aneurysms are rare and often occur in association with congenital aortic arch anomalies and/or concomitant thoracic aortic pathology. This case adds to three previously documented cases of thoracic aortic disease (TAD) in the U.S. military and is the second documented case of ARSA in the U.S. military. This case highlights successful TAD identification in a service member before clinical decompensation.
我们报告了一例罕见病例,一名健康、无症状的美国现役男性军人患有四支血管主动脉弓,并伴有右锁骨下动脉异常动脉瘤(ARSA),该动脉走行于食管后方。ARSA的患病率为0.6%-1.4%,其中约80%-84%为食管后ARSA。胸段锁骨下动脉瘤罕见,常与先天性主动脉弓异常和/或合并胸主动脉病变相关。该病例补充了美国军方先前记录的三例胸主动脉疾病(TAD)病例,是美国军方记录的第二例ARSA病例。该病例突出了在一名军人临床失代偿前成功识别TAD。