Dyspnea lusoria: compression of the pulmonary artery by a Kommerell's diverticulum.
We report a rare case of Kommerell's diverticulum presenting as dyspnea on exertion. After careful physical examination, selective imaging tests demonstrated a significant flow abnormality in the left pulmonary artery caused by an aneurysm of the descending aorta in the area of the ligamentum arteriosum.
Malas
Mahmoud B
MB
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033, USA.
Barr
Mark L
ML
Starnes
Vaughn A
VA
Shapiro
Shelley
S
Palmer
Suzanne
S
Schwartz
Daniel S
DS
D000328:Adult; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D011651:Pulmonary Artery