Repair of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery Causing Dysphagia Lusoria via Partial Median Sternotomy. Issue 2 (March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: An, Kevin R.; Deng, Mimi X.; Freud, Lindsay R.; Honjo, Osami
• Is Part Of: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. Volume 14:Issue 2(2023)
• Page Start: 235
• Page End: 238
• Publication Date: 2023-03
• Subjects: Pediatric cardiology -- Periodicals; Congenital heart disease in children -- Periodicals; Heart -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart Defects, Congenital -- surgery -- Periodicals; Cardiac Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Child -- Periodicals; Adult -- Periodicals; 618.9212
• DOI: 10.1177/21501351221137826
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2150-1351

Abstract

While unusual, aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSCA) can occasionally be a source of significant dysphagia in children. We present a case of a 13-year-old female who reported a three-year history of dysphagia to solid foods and was found to have ARSCA on a barium swallow study and computed tomography scan of the chest. We reimplanted the ARSCA into the right carotid artery in end-to-side fashion using a partial median sternotomy approach. At six months follow-up, her symptoms had completely resolved, and her postoperative echocardiogram showed an unobstructed reimplanted ARSCA. Meeting presentation: AATS 102nd Annual Meeting; May 14, 2022; Boston, MA.