A very rare anatomic variation of the left brachiocephalic vein: Left retro-aortic brachiocephalic vein with tetralogy of Fallot

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 158-160

  Yilmaz, M ^a,b   Sargon, M F ^a   Dogan, O F ^a   Pasaoglu, I ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Brachiocephalic vein; Variation

Indexed keywords

AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PERICARDIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AORTA, THORACIC; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT;

EID: 0037771176     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-003-0105-2     Document Type: Article

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