title: Endovascular repair of intrathoracic ruptured Kommerell's diverticulum.
abstract: A right-sided aortic arch associated with an aberrant subclavian artery is a rare anomaly. Regardless, this condition is clinically relevant because mortality is associated with rupture, morbidity results from compression of mediastinal structures, and the surgery is complex. We describe the successful surgical repair of this vascular anomaly by totally debranching the neck vessels and placing an endovascular stent-graft to exclude the ruptured Kommerell's diverticulum.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Division, Ryukyu University Hospital, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan. y3104@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuniyoshi
authors.forename: Yuya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kise
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Ryoko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arakaki
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*