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Open Thoracic Aortic Repair for Dysphagia in Patients with Kommerell's Diverticulum and Right‐Sided Aortic Arch with Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery
Author(s) -
Reece T. Brett,
Wallen Tyler J.,
Jagasia Dinesh H.,
Bavaria Joseph E.,
Szeto Wilson Y.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00936.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic arch , dysphagia , diverticulum (mollusc) , subclavian artery , surgery , left subclavian artery , anatomy , radiology , aorta
Kommerell's diverticulum of an aberrant left subclavian artery associated with a right‐sided aortic arch is a rare congenital aortic anomaly. This communication reports two cases of this congenital anomaly leading to severe dysphagia. Both cases were successfully repaired with a staged open approach rather than an endovascular approach, which would not have addressed the presenting symptom of dysphagia.(J Card Surg 2010;25:62‐64)