Open AccessStaged surgical intervention to treat dysphagia caused by Kommerell’s diverticulum
Author(s) -
Makoto Hashimoto,
Hidefumi Nishida,
Ross Milner,
Takeyoshi Ota
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezz242
Subject(s) - dysphagia , medicine , diverticulum (mollusc) , surgery , intervention (counseling) , nursing
Kommerell’s diverticulum is a rare congenital vascular anomaly. Dysphagia is one indication for surgical intervention. We report on 4 consecutive patients who presented with dysphagia caused by Kommerell’s diverticulum and underwent staged surgical treatment. The key to surgical treatment for such patients is to remove the vascular structure completely from the vicinity of the oesophagus.
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