Occlusion of the right subclavian artery after insertion of a transoesophageal echocardiography probe in a neonate.

Paediatr Anaesth

Departments of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Published: September 2003

We present a case of occlusion of the right arm's blood supply in a neonate with a lusorian artery, a rare anomaly of the right subclavian artery, after insertion of a transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) probe and discuss the impact of a lusorian artery on intraoperative TOE monitoring.

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