Successful open stent grafting of a right aortic arch and a descending aortic aneurysm originating from a Kommerell's diverticulum: report of a case.
The case of a 43-year-old man found to have an aneurysm developing from a Kommerell's diverticulum at the origin of an aberrant retroesophageal left subclavian artery is reported herein. The aneurysm was treated by the open stent grafting technique and complete revascularization was achieved.
Miyamoro
Shinji
S
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita Medical University, Japan.
Hadama
Tetsuo
T
Anai
Hirofumi
H
Sako
Hidenori
H
Shigemitsu
Osamu
O
Iwata
Eriko
E
Hamamoto
Hirotsugu
H
D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed