[A woman with palpitations and dysphagia].
A 55-year-old female experienced palpitations and thoracic pain. Coronary angiography showed a right sided aorta. The patient was diagnosed with a Kommerell's diverticulum that compressed the esophagus and trachea. During follow-up she developed dysphagia and she underwent a transposition of the left subclavian artery to the left common carotid artery followed by endovascular treatment of the distal aortic arch and thereby excluding the diverticulum.
VU medisch centrum, afd. Heelkunde, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. c.vos@vumc.nl
C G Niels
CG
Vos
Jorg L
JL
de Bruin
Willem
W
Wisselink
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000637:transplantation*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures