title: Diverticulum of Kommerell: a review of a series and a report of a case with tracheal deviation compromising single lung ventilation.
abstract: Birth defects can affect the great vessels of the aorta and its branches, compressing the upper airway and the swallowing track. Surgical repair of these defects requires manipulating the airway to improve surgical exposure. This is a report of a series of cases with compromised airway resulting from such a birth defect and methods of its management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. mossade@ccf.org
authors.forename: Emad
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mossad
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Farid
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Youssef
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ando
mesh_terms: D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities*