Video-assisted thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy in a patient with a right-sided aortic arch and Kommerell diverticulum [PDF]
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2018 Background It is a very rare condition for a patient to have right lung cancer and a right-sided aortic arch simultaneously. Right lobectomy under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in such a patient is a challenging procedure that is seldom ...
Chen Huang +3 more
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A Rare Vascular Ring Malformation Formed by Right Aortic Arch With Mirror Image Branching Causing Dysphagia: Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsA right‐sided aortic arch, a congenital anomaly of the aortic arch, was initially described by Fioratti and Aglietti in 1963. This condition, associated with formation of a vascular ring, can constrict mediastinal organs such as the trachea and esophagus.
Md. Deluwar Hussen +5 more
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Three-Dimensional Thoracic Aortic Remodeling Associated with Kommerell Diverticulum Enlargement in Adults with a Right-Sided Aortic Arch: A Quantitative CTA Study [PDF]
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and DiseaseBackground: Right-sided aortic arch with Kommerell diverticulum (RAA-KD) has complex three-dimensional anatomy. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed computed tomography angiography data from 65 adults with RAA-KD using centerline-based reconstruction ...
Xiaolong Zhang +5 more
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European Journal of Radiology Open, 2017 Saccular Kommerell aneurysm represents a potential pitfall on Multidetector CT (MDCT) imaging, mimicking conditions such as saccular aneurysm of the thoracic aorta, ductus diverticulum and dilated Kommerell diverticulum.
Hui Lin Wong +2 more
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Right aortic arch and Kommerell's diverticulum associated with acute aortic dissection and pericardial tamponade [PDF]
Acta Radiologica Open, 2013 The right-sided aorta associated with an aberrant left subclavian artery is a rare anomaly of the aortic branches in the upper mediastinum. We present a 62-year-old patient suffering from an acute dissection of the ascending aorta associated with ...
Lukas Ebner +2 more
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Rare case of vascular ring with Kommerell diverticulum mimicking uncontrolled asthma [PDF]
Respirology Case Reports, 2020 Anomalies of the aortic arch associated with Kommerell diverticulum (KD) are rare congenital malformations. Symptomatic thoracic vascular rings presenting in adults are rare.
Ahmed Ben Saad +5 more
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Hybrid management of type B aortic dissection in a patient with right-sided aortic arch and aberrant left subclavian artery [PDF]
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2023 This report describes a patient with a right-sided aortic arch, aberrant left subclavian artery and Kommerell diverticulum, who presented with aneurysmal degeneration of the aortic root to the descending aorta, in addition to an acute type B2-10 aortic ...
Regina Husman, MD +3 more
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Aortic aneurysm and diverticulum of Kommerell: a dreadful concomitance [PDF]
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2012 First described in 1936, the diverticulum of Kommerell (DOK) is a dilatation of the proximal segment of an aberrant subclavian artery. Appearing more frequently in the left-sided aortic arch, the aberrant right subclavian artery passes behind the ...
Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos +3 more
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Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2009 Relata-se o caso de um paciente do sexo masculino, 65 anos, que, após queixas de desconforto retroesternal e radiografia de tórax com alargamento do mediastino, se submeteu a um estudo angiográfico por ressonância magnética que detectou um arco aórtico ...
Adriana Dias Barranhas +5 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryCongenital heart disease may present with pectus excavatum. Concomitant and staged repair are described, but the optimal approach is controversial.
Carlo R Bartoli +3 more
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