DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i09.022

Pages: 957-958

The arteria lusoria or right retro-oesophageal subclavian artery is the most common malformation of the aortic arch with a prevalence of 0.5-2.5%. It may be discovered in the face of symptoms of airway and/or oesophageal compression such as dyspnoea or dysphagia or even recurrent respiratory infections; but in most cases it is an asymptomatic condition as reported by several authors. We report the case of a 40 year old patient, in whom the thoracic CT scan performed́ in emergency following a thoracic trauma, allowed the fortuitous discovery of a retroesophageal aberrant artery.