Anatomical organization of aortic arch variations in the India: embryological basis and review

Jornal Vascular Brasileiro

Soubhagya R. Nayak¹  Mangala M. Pai¹  Latha V. Prabhu¹  Sujatha D'costa¹  Prakash Shetty¹ 

[1] ,Kasturba Medical College Centre for Basic Sciences Department of AnatomyKarnataka,India

关键词: Aortic arch;    vertebral artery;    brachiocephalic trunk;    variations;    Arco aórtico;    artéria vertebral;    tronco braquiocefálico;    variações;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1677-54492006000200004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVES: To determine the percentage and type of aortic arch variations in Indian subjects and their clinical and surgical importance and embryological basis. PATIENTS AND METHOD: In our investigation, branching patterns of the aortic arch were studied in 62 formalin-fixed cadavers of both sexes of Indian origin, aged 45-79. The dissections were carried out in formalin-preserved cadavers and the aortic arch variations were observed after exposing the thoracic and cervical region during routine dissection of undergraduate students of Indian origin in Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore. RESULTS: The usual three-branched aortic arch was found in 56 cadavers (91.4%); variations were found in six cadavers (9.6%); 4.8% presented common origin of the carotid arteries; 1.6% had bi-innominate sequence, and the same specimen had left coronary artery arising from arch of aorta directly; 1.6% presented right subclavian artery arising directly from the aorta; 1.6% had left vertebral artery a branch of aortic arch. Five out of six cadavers with anomalous aortic arch branching pattern were females. One male cadaver presented anomalous origin of left vertebral artery directly from the arch. CONCLUSION: The wide spectrum of variations in the anatomical arrangements of the aortic arch branches in the Indian population was at par with other populations of the world. Although anomalous origins of the aortic arch branches are merely anatomic variants, accurate information about them is vital for vascular surgery in the thorax, head and neck region.

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