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Case Reports
. 2023 Dec;14(4):904-906.
doi: 10.1007/s13193-023-01800-1. Epub 2023 Jul 16.

Arteria Lusoria: a Menace in Robotic Esophagectomy

Deep Mashru  1 , V Murali  1 , Pravin Pawar  1 , N Bharavi  1 , Rajesh S Shinde  1
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Arteria Lusoria: a Menace in Robotic Esophagectomy

Deep Mashru et al. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2023 Dec.
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Fig. 1
A, B, C Axial view of contrast-enhanced CT scan showing aberrant take off of right subclavian artery from aorta and its retroesophageal course. D Intraop view of arteria lusoria in relation with other critical anatomical structures
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Fig. 2
Line diagram showing anatomical course of right recurrent (A) and nonrecurrent (B) laryngeal nerve
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