title: Successful Conservative Treatment of a Kommerell Aneurysm Associated With Right-Sided Aortic Arch.
abstract: Right-side aortic arch is a rare congenital aortic anomaly occurring in 0.05% to 0.1% of the general population. Approximately, half of these cases may be associated with an aberrant left subclavian artery and occasionally with aneurysmatic change at its origin known as Kommerell diverticulum or aneurysm (KA). Herein we report a challenging case of a right-side aortic arch associated with KA incidentally observed in a 73-year-old male with metastatic lung cancer. After careful multidisciplinary discussion, a conservative strategy of care was successfully adopted.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy filippo_lococo@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lococo
authors.affiliation: Unit of Vascular Surgery, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tusini
authors.affiliation: Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Loris
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brandi
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Unit, IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Foundation, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leuzzi
authors.affiliation: Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galeone
authors.affiliation: Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paci
authors.affiliation: Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rapicetta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D018376:Cardiovascular Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Kommerell aneurysm; aberrant subclavian artery; right-side aortic arch; vascular aneurysm