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Three-Dimensional Printing of a Complex Aortic Anomaly
Published on: November 1, 2018
Combined treatment of traumatic aortic transection and Kommerell diverticulum
Cameron R Smith1, Derek R Brinster
1Department of Anesthesiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA. crsmith@vcu.edu
Abstract:
We present the case of a 41-year-old male trauma patient admitted to the emergency department after being struck in a pedestrian versus a motor vehicle accident. Computed tomography revealed a traumatic transaction of the descending aorta with pseudoaneurysm and an aberrant right subclavian artery with Kommerell diverticulum. Surgical correction was accomplished with bilateral subclavian carotid bypass, with occlusion of both subclavian arteries followed by the placement of endovascular stent grafts to repair the aortic injury.
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