SUMMARY We present a case of Klippel-Feil syndrome and Sprengel deformity with a bovine aortic arch and an aberrant course of the left subclavian artery in a 14-year-old boy. CT and MR imaging of the neck and upper thorax demonstrated a cervical osseous segmentation anomaly, a left common carotid artery originating from the innominate artery, and a left subclavian artery coursing through the in...

INTRODUCTION Double-steal syndrome represents a causative factor for blood flow compromise of the cerebral vascular bed with transient neurologic symptoms. We present the case of a patient with innominate artery atherosclerotic occlusion, manifested as blood flow reversal in the vertebral and common carotid arteries. Symptomatic atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the innominate artery is rela...

Congenital cutaneous hemangioma associated with congenital heart disease is extremely rare. We report four infants with congenital cavernous hemangioma of the face and neck and coarctation of the aorta. Three also had congenital aneurysm of a subclavian or innominate artery. One patient also had mild congenital valvular aortic stenosis. The unusual combination of lesions may represent a new syn...

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Tracheo-innominate artery fistula (TIAF) is a potentially lethal but rare complication associated with tracheostomy. As tracheostomies are one of the common life saving procedures that are performed routinely in the country, bring this complication to the attention of all health care professionals is of paramount importance. Hence, this case report is prepared.