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Kommerell Diverticulum in a Right-Sided Aortic Arch

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Kommerell diverticulum is a rare aortic anomaly described by an aneurysmal portion of the descending aorta at the origin of an aberrant subclavian artery. We report an interesting case of a 57-year-old man who was found to have an aberrant origin of the left subclavian artery from a right-sided aortic arch arising from a large aneurysm in the proximal descending aorta. We describe our surgical strategy to resect the Kommerell diverticulum and to repair the proximal descending aorta under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest through a left posterolateral thoracotomy.

Source: Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.atssr.2024.11.003

Authors: Ashwini Chandiramani, Muhammad Ashraf, Ali Shan, Amit Chawla, Michael Ghosh, Michael Sabetai

Institutions: St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Language: English

Topic: Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $975