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Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 3/2017

01-03-2017 | Anatomic Variations

An unusual course of aortic arch through an accessory fissure of left upper lobe of the lung: extramediastinal aortic arch

Authors: Mehmet Ali İkidağ, Hüseyin Biçer, Mehmet Ali Cüce, Meral Uyar, Salih Murat Akkın

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 3/2017

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Abstract

In this case report, we present an unexpected, extramediastinal course of aortic arch through an accessory fissure of left upper lobe of the lung in a 19-year-old healthy man.
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Title
An unusual course of aortic arch through an accessory fissure of left upper lobe of the lung: extramediastinal aortic arch
Authors
Mehmet Ali İkidağ
Hüseyin Biçer
Mehmet Ali Cüce
Meral Uyar
Salih Murat Akkın
Publication date
01-03-2017
Publisher
Springer Paris
Published in
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-016-1729-3

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