Abnormal origin of internal thoracic artery from the thyrocervical trunk: surgical considerations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>An unusual case of left internal thoracic artery (ITA) origin from the thyrocervical trunk (TCT) was detected during routine cadaver dissection. The variability of origin and course of ITA has less or more frequently been documented in the literature. However, th...

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Main Authors: Paraskevas George, Natsis Konstantinos, Tzika Maria, Ioannidis Orestis, Kitsoulis Panagiotis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/63