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Off‐pump Kommerell's diverticulum resection and descending aorta replacement
Author(s) -
Nicolò Francesca,
Costetti Alessandro,
Carro Cristina,
Marianeschi Stefano Maria
Publication year - 2016
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/jocs.12794
Subject(s) - medicine , diverticulum (mollusc) , aortic arch , aorta , descending aorta , extracorporeal circulation , resection , cardiology , subclavian artery , surgery
We report the case of an unusual variation of a Kommerell's diverticulum in a left aortic arch with an aberrant left subclavian artery, associated with dilatation of the distal aortic arch, surgically treated without the use of extracorporeal circulation.