title: Successful open stent grafting of a right aortic arch and a descending aortic aneurysm originating from a Kommerell's diverticulum: report of a case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyamoro
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hadama
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Anai
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sako
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shigemitsu
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Hirotsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamamoto
mesh_terms: 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