Open AccessRare case of vascular ring with Kommerell diverticulum mimicking uncontrolled asthma
Author(s) -
Ben Saad Ahmed,
Fahem Nesrine,
Ben Saad Houda,
Migaou Asma,
Kortas Chokri,
Joobeur Samah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.535
Subject(s) - medicine , vascular ring , aortic arch , dysphagia , diverticulum (mollusc) , double aortic arch , vascular anomaly , radiology , surgery , aorta
Anomalies of the aortic arch associated with Kommerell diverticulum (KD) are rare congenital malformations. Symptomatic thoracic vascular rings presenting in adults are rare. We report a case of a 39‐year‐old woman who was diagnosed with uncontrolled asthma. She was complaining of worsening respiratory symptoms with dysphagia. Imaging studies and preoperative findings concluded to type II congenital anomaly of the aortic arch or Neuhauser's anomaly: a right‐sided aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery, tracheoesophageal compression by KD and ligamentum arteriosum (LA). This compression was relieved by the resection of the LA and KD.