title: Cervical aortic arch and Kommerell's diverticulum associated with the anomalous subaortic left brachiocephalic vein in a patient with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion.
abstract: We report the surgical case of an eight-year-old girl who had a very rare combination of ventricular septal defect and abnormal aortic arch anatomy: right cervical aortic arch, left descending aorta and Kommerell's diverticulum from which the left subclavian artery arose with anomalous subaortic left brachiocephalic vein. She was confirmed the chromosomal 22q11.2 deletion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Stroke and Cardiovascular Center, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon City, Ehime 791-0295, Japan. mitsugi@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Mitsugi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: Fumiaki
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shikata
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higaki
authors.forename: Kanji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawachi
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001027:Aortography; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002892:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010690:Phlebography; D016896:Treatment Outcome