Klippel-Feil syndrome and Sprengel deformity combined with an intraspinal course of the left subclavian artery and a bovine aortic arch variant

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2008 Feb;29(2):306-7. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A0878. Epub 2007 Nov 16.

Abstract

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 intraspinal space at the C6 through T1 level. Possible embryonic mechanisms and clinical significance of this variant are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta, Thoracic / pathology
  • Cervical Vertebrae / abnormalities*
  • Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Cervical Vertebrae / pathology
  • Humans
  • Klippel-Feil Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Scapula / abnormalities*
  • Scapula / diagnostic imaging
  • Scapula / pathology
  • Subclavian Artery / abnormalities*
  • Subclavian Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Subclavian Artery / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*