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Surgical treatment for right aortic arch with Kommerell's diverticulum
Noboru Ishikawa1, Masaya Oi, Kazuto Maruta
1Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
Kommerell's diverticulum causes compression of the esophagus between the aberrant origin of the left subclavian artery and ascending aorta, leading to dysphagia or dyspnea. We describe 3 cases of successful surgical treatment of right aortic arch with Kommerell's diverticulum and aberrant origin of the left subclavian artery, using a right anterolateral partial sternotomy. This allows both resection of the Kommerell's diverticulum as well as reconstruction of the aberrant origin of the left subclavian artery anatomically.
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