Left subclavian artery originating from left pulmonary artery in DiGeorge syndrome

Nazlıcan Çivilibal Tang; Nida Çelik Alaçam; Helen Bornaun; Abdullah Erdem; Elif Yılmaz Güleç

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2020.19613

Left subclavian artery originating from left pulmonary artery in DiGeorge syndrome

Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. 2020 Oct 21;28(4):691-694. doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2020.19613. eCollection 2020 Oct.

Authors

Nazlıcan Çivilibal Tang¹, Nida Çelik Alaçam², Helen Bornaun³, Abdullah Erdem², Elif Yılmaz Güleç⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Health Sciences, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
² Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.
³ Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
⁴ Department of Medical Genetics, University of Health Sciences, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Abstract

Left subclavian artery originating from the left pulmonary artery is a rare aortic arch anomaly. Herein, we, for the first time in Turkey, present a case of left subclavian artery originating from the left pulmonary artery via ductus arteriosus in DiGeorge syndrome and causing subclavian steal syndrome.

Keywords: Aberrant subclavian artery; DiGeorge syndrome; subclavian steal syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports