High-riding innominate artery in the neck – a hazardous presentation during surgery

Authors

  • Sareema Eman Akhtar Fourth Year MBBS Student, Ziauddin Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4410-7323
  • Saad Shakil Fourth Year MBBS Student, Ziauddin Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1622-7675
  • Rahim Dhanani Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Ziauddin University and Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Wasif Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Ziauddin University and Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.6773

Abstract

Aberrant innominate artery lying high in the neck is a rare entity that can be encountered intraoperatively during midline neck surgeries such as thyroidectomy and tracheostomy. Surgeons should be mindful of this entity as injury to the artery can lead to life-threatening haemorrhage. We report a case of a 40 year old female in whom an aberrant innominate artery was identified high in the neck, while performing a total thyroidectomy.

Keywords: Aberrant innominate artery, Thyroidectomy, Tracheostomy, Aorta.

Author Biographies

Sareema Eman Akhtar, Fourth Year MBBS Student, Ziauddin Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

Fourth year MBBS student

Saad Shakil, Fourth Year MBBS Student, Ziauddin Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

Fourth year MBBS student

Rahim Dhanani, Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Ziauddin University and Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Assistant Professor 

ENT, Head and Neck surgery 

Muhammad Wasif, Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Ziauddin University and Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Assistant Professor 

ENT, Head and Neck surgery 

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Published

2023-02-15

How to Cite

Akhtar, S. E., Shakil, S., Dhanani, R., & Wasif, M. (2023). High-riding innominate artery in the neck – a hazardous presentation during surgery. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(2), 452–454. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.6773

Issue

Vol. 73 No. 2 (2023): February

Section

Case Report