Surgical treatment of an aneurysm in the right aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery.
A saccular aneurysm in the right-sided aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery is an uncommon disease, and surgical treatment is complicated. Three patients with Edwards type III-B right aortic arch and enlargement of the Kommerell's diverticulum underwent operations. Right thoracotomy was the preferred approach for this lesion and partial cardiopulmonary bypass is a safe and simple procedure when the aortic arch has mild atherosclerosis.
Tsukube
T
T
Department of Surgery, Kobe University, School of Medicine, Japan. ttsukube@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
Ataka
K
K
Sakata
M
M
Wakita
N
N
Okita
Y
Y
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed