CT of double descending thoracic aorta in an adult female
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Chest Imaging - Case Report 2016
VOLUME: 15 ISSUE: 3
P: 179 - 181
September 2009

CT of double descending thoracic aorta in an adult female

Diagn Interv Radiol 2009;15(3):179-181
1. Departments of Radiology, Başkent University School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
2. Department of Radiology, Başkent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Received Date: 14.11.2007
Accepted Date: 20.01.2008
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ABSTRACT

Persistent double dorsal aorta is a rare congenital anomaly of the descending aorta. It is an anomaly with two variants. The first type is characterized by complete separation of two dorsal aortae. The second type is a double-lumen descending aorta with a central dividing septum from the level just below the ductal ligament to the aortic bifurcation. We present a completely separated double dorsal aorta with a narrower right segment and the main left segment between the 6th and 10th thoracic vertebrae.

Keywords:
computed tomography, aorta, thoracic, diagnostic x-ray