The moment I met Dr. Nelson and her team, I felt so comfortable. She explained everything perfectly and she let me talk. Dr. Nelson performed double open-heart surgery (division of aberrant right subclavian artery via left thoracotomy and implantation of aberrant right subclavian artery to right common carotid artery via median sternotomy) on July 11, 2024, to correct my heart defect.

Aberrant subclavian artery, or aberrant subclavian artery syndrome, is a rare anatomical variant of the origin of the right or left subclavian artery. This abnormality is the most common congenital vascular anomaly of the aortic arch, [1] occurring in approximately 1% of individuals. [1] [2] [3]

Background: Left aberrant subclavian artery (LASA), is a type of right aortic arch (RAA) branching, which takes-off distally to the right subclavian artery and usually crosses behind the esophagus to the left upper limb. Taking into account the rarity of RAA, LASA is much more rarely seen than the right aberrant subclavian artery (RASA ...

Four types of aortic arch are recognized: left-sided aortic arch (LAA), right-sided aortic arch (RAA), double aortic arch, and cervical aortic arch. In addition, the branching pattern of major neck vessels (such as the carotid or SA) is also taken into consideration in classification.

Children with a left aortic arch with aberrant right subclavian artery can present with oesophageal and respiratory symptoms beyond solid food dysphagia. A thorough multidisciplinary evaluation is imperative to identify patients who can benefit from surgical repair, which appears to be safe and effe …