Circumaortic doubled left brachiocephalic vein: a rare confusing variation

TOPCUOĞLU O. M., Atceken Z., ARIYÜREK O. M.

SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY, vol.37, no.3, pp.315-318, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00276-014-1345-z
  • Journal Name: SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.315-318
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Left brachiocephalic vein (LBCV), one of the major veins draining upper extremity, head and neck region, has rare anatomic variations. Circumaortic type, an extremely uncommon variation, is presented here; this was incidentally detected on computed tomography images. In this case, circumaortic LBCV had two branches; one was normally placed brachiocephalic vein anterior to the aortic arch, and the other one was the anomalous branch with a retroaortic course.