Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System: Right Aortic Arch and Retroesophageal Aorta.

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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System

Right Aortic Arch and Retroesophageal Aorta.

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed

Image of right aortic arch and tretroesophageal aorta

Red color, upper right aortic arch; Red color, lower left - descending aorta; Red color, lower right - retroesophageal segment of the aorta; LCC - left common carotid; RCC - right common carotid; S, S - subclavian arteries; T - trachea, note the narrowing of the trachea because of the aortic arch.

redrawn from Harley, 1958-59.

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