title: A Case of Kommerell's Diverticulum Initially Detected by Transesophageal Echocardiography.
abstract: Kommerell's diverticulum is a rare congenital disorder characterized by typical right sided aortic arch and aberrant left subclavian artery which are usually detected by accident in asymptomatic patients. However, some of patients complain of severe symptoms caused by compression of the adjacent organs or complicated aortic dissection by the diverticulum. Early detection of the disease can lead to elective surgical correction. In this article, we report a Kommerell's diverticulum case initially detected by transesophageal echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung-Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jin Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hancheol
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong-Jun
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jeong Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung-Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Jang-Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Geu-Ru
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Hong
keywords: Kommerell's diverticulum; Right sided aortic arch; Transesophageal echocardiography
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