Debranching Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Kommerell's Diverticulum with Right-Sided Aortic Arch / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

We report a case of debranching thoracic endovascular aortic repair for Kommerell's diverticulum with right-sided aortic arch in 78-year-old women. The computed tomography (CT) demonstrated Kommerell's diverticulum with a right-sided aortic arch and the trachea and esophagus were compressed by the diverticulum. The diverticulum had a maximum diameter of 32 mm, and surgical intervention was chosen because of the aneurysmal change and the possibility of rupture. We performed endovascular aortic repair for Kommerell's diverticulum with a right-sided aortic arch because of low lung function and low frailty. The patient was discharged on the 21st postoperative day. There was no evidence of aortic event during 2 years follow up.

A Case of Total Arch Replacement Using Coil Embolization for a Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Derived from a Kommerell Diverticulum / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

An 81-year-old man who visited a local physician for evaluation of hoarseness was admitted to our hospital for management of a thoracic aortic aneurysm. Careful examination revealed a thoracic aortic aneurysm, aortic regurgitation, and left ventricular aneurysm. We performed total arch replacement using a frozen elephant trunk prosthesis (combined right axillary artery bypass and coil embolization), aortic valve replacement, papillary muscle approximation, and a septal anterior ventricular exclusion operation. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful, and he was discharged on the 25th postoperative day. A Kommerell diverticulum is located at the origin of an aberrant subclavian artery, and subclavian artery reconstruction via thoracotomy is challenging in such cases. Although increasing numbers of thoracic endovascular aortic repairs have been performed in recent years, the procedure is associated with complications such as endoleak and aortic esophageal fistula, and the surgical risk-benefit ratio should be carefully determined. We report a case of safe non-anatomical subclavian artery reconstruction and coil embolization.

Two Cases of Descending Aortic Diverticulum Associated with the Right-Sided Aortic Arch / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

Case 1 is a 70-year-old male. He has a history of cholelithiasis and left inguinal hernia. A preoperative examination of the inguinal hernia showed the enlargement of the mediastinal shadow, and he was referred to our department. A close examination revealed a right-sided aortic arch, a right descending aorta, and a descending aortic diverticulum. No subjective symptoms, intracardiac malformations, or other cardiovascular diseases were observed. The surgery was scheduled for descending aorta replacement including a diverticulum with right posterior lateral 4th intercostal thoracotomy and lower body partial extracorporeal circulation. However, due to aortic intima injury at the proximal end, hypothermic cerebral circulatory arrest and proximal anastomosis were performed by the open proximal method. There was no problem with the postoperative course, and he was discharged 19 days after surgery. Case 2 is a 51-year-old female. Born in China, she has lived in Japan for 15 years. No notable history. An abnormal shadow was shown on chest Xp performed in a medical examination, and aortic malformation was suspected on chest CT. She was referred to our department. The diagnosis was right-sided aortic arch, right descending aorta, aberrant left subclavian artery, and Kommerell diverticulum. There were no subjective symptoms and no intracardiac malformations. The operation was a two-stage operation. As the initial surgery, median sternotomy was performed, total arch replacement with intrathoracic reconstruction of the left subclavian artery, and open stent graft insertion, and the Kommerell diverticulum was covered with an open stent graft. We did not treat the diverticulum because it was located on the dorsal side. At 15 days after surgery, we performed embolization of the origin of the left subclavian artery from the Kommerell diverticulum. There was no problem with the postoperative course, and she was discharged 19 days after the initial surgery.

Artéria subclávia direita aberrante: relato de caso e revisão de literatura / Aberrant right subclavian artery: case report and literature review

Resumo A artéria subclávia direita aberrante, também conhecida como artéria lusória, é a anomalia do arco aórtico mais comum, ocorrendo entre 0,5 e 1% da população. Possui prevalência em mulheres e normalmente está associada a outras variações anatômicas, como o nervo laríngeo não recorrente, presente em 86,7% dos casos. Em sua maioria, a artéria subclávia direita aberrante não apresenta sintomas. Descrevemos essa alteração em uma paciente de 82 anos, hipertensa e assintomática, que havia sido submetida a uma angiotomografia toracoabdominal para a avaliação de uma dissecção crônica tipo III (DeBakey) associada à dilatação de aorta descendente. No achado, a artéria subclávia direita aberrante apresentava percurso retroesofágico associado a um divertículo de Kommerell. Devido à raridade, realizamos revisão bibliográfica integrativa das bases de dados MEDLINE, UpToDate, LILACS, SciELO e Portal CAPES dos últimos 6 anos e discutimos as alterações anatômicas mais frequentes, a sintomatologia e as condutas terapêuticas adotadas.

Abstract The aberrant right subclavian artery, also known as the arteria lusoria, is the most common aortic arch anomaly, occurring in 0.5 to 1% of the population. There is a higher prevalence in women and it is usually associated with other anatomical variations, such as the non-recurrent laryngeal nerve, present in 86.7% of cases. In the majority of cases, the aberrant right subclavian artery causes no symptoms. We describe this anomaly in an 82-year-old, hypertensive, and asymptomatic patient who had undergone a thoracoabdominal angiography to investigate a chronic DeBakey type III aortic dissection with dilation of the descending aorta. The aberrant right subclavian artery followed a retroesophageal course and was associated with a Kommerell diverticulum. In view of its rarity, we conducted an integrative bibliographic review of literature from the last 6 years indexed on the Medline, UpToDate, Lilacs, Scielo, and Portal Capes databases and discuss the most frequent anatomical changes, symptomatology, and therapeutic management adopted.

Saccular Aortic Arch Aneurysm with Kommerell's Diverticulum / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

The patient was a 73-year-old man who was referred to our hospital due to an abnormal thoracic shadow. CT scans revealed Kommerell's diverticulum and saccular aortic arch aneurysm accompanied by abnormal origins of the right aortic arch and the left subclavian artery. Although there were no subjective symptoms, a surgical operation was planned considering the risk of a rupture of the saccular aneurysm. For the surgery, a median sternotomy approach was employed. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, the aortic arch was detached using the open distal method. Further, an open stent graft was inserted, and the aortic arch was replaced with a four-branched artificial blood vessel. After weaning off the cardiopulmonary bypass, coil embolization was performed on the left subclavian artery, and the site was checked to ensure that there was no endoleak. Although hoarseness was noted postoperatively due to paralysis of the right vocal cord, the patient progressed without any other major complications and was discharged 30 days after the operation.

One-Stage Hybrid Repair of a Kommerell Diverticulum with Right Aortic Arch and Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

A 75-year-old man was referred to our hospital with a chief complaint of sudden back pain and fever. Enhanced CT showed a Kommerell diverticulum (KD) with right aortic arch and aberrant left subclavian artery (ALSA). It also showed type B aortic dissection with a closed false lumen and the horizontal diameter of the KD was 73 mm. We decided on elective surgery because the size of the KD was so large ; he also had aortic dissection and difficulty in swallowing due to compression of the esophagus. We avoided thoracotomy because it was challenging to approach to the KD and reconstruct the ALSA in situ. There also was the risk of injury to organs around the KD especially the esophagus and trachea via thoracotomy. Therefore, we performed an elective one-stage operation comprising total arch replacement (TAR) and frozen elephant trunk (FET) through median sternotomy followed by thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). We could perform the operation safely with a good field of view. This strategy did not need a thoracotomy or in situ reconstruction of the ALSA. The post-operative course was uneventful and he was discharged 18 days after the operation. A CT scan 6 months after the operation showed size reduction of the thrombosed KD with no residual leakage of the stent graft. This hybrid method is one effective option for a KD with right aortic arch and ALSA. We report a successful one-stage hybrid operation for KD with some literature review.

Surgical treatment for type Stanford A aortic dissection with Kommerell′s diverticulum / 中华外科杂志

Objective@#To examine the outcomes of surgical treatment in patients of type Stanford A aortic dissection with Kommerell′s diverticulum.@*Methods@#From January 2009 to August 2017, patients of type Stanford A aortic dissection with Kommerell′s diverticulum who underwent the Sun procedure were enrolled. Patient demographic, preoperative, intraoperative, early morbidity and mortality data were collected from medical and electronic patient records. Clinical follow-up data, including late morbidity and mortality, were obtained by telephone interview with the patient.@*Results@#A total of 13 patients (11 males and 2 females; mean age 47 years) were included. The mean maximum diameter of Kommerell′s diverticulum was (21.8±7.7) mm. The Kommerell′s diverticulum was repaired by direct suture of the orifice in 3 patients, ligation of the aberrant right subclavian artery in 9 patients, and suture and ligation in 1 patient, respectively. No perioperative death occurred. One patient underwent a reexploration for bleeding. There were 2 late deaths: unknown reason in 1 patient and septic shock secondary to renal abscess in 1 patient. Reintervention was performed in one patient for a persistent type Ⅱ endoleak.@*Conclusions@#The Sun procedure with femoral artery cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass, unilateral carotid artery cannulation for selective cerebral perfusion and ligation of aberrant right subclavian artery on the right side of the trachea is an appropriate therapeutic strategy for patients of type Stanford A aortic dissection with Kommerell′s diverticulum.

Surgical treatment for type Stanford A aortic dissection with Kommerell′s diverticulum / 中华外科杂志

Objective@#To examine the outcomes of surgical treatment in patients of type Stanford A aortic dissection with Kommerell′s diverticulum.@*Methods@#From January 2009 to August 2017, patients of type Stanford A aortic dissection with Kommerell′s diverticulum who underwent the Sun procedure were enrolled. Patient demographic, preoperative, intraoperative, early morbidity and mortality data were collected from medical and electronic patient records. Clinical follow-up data, including late morbidity and mortality, were obtained by telephone interview with the patient.@*Results@#A total of 13 patients (11 males and 2 females; mean age 47 years) were included. The mean maximum diameter of Kommerell′s diverticulum was (21.8±7.7) mm. The Kommerell′s diverticulum was repaired by direct suture of the orifice in 3 patients, ligation of the aberrant right subclavian artery in 9 patients, and suture and ligation in 1 patient, respectively. No perioperative death occurred. One patient underwent a reexploration for bleeding. There were 2 late deaths: unknown reason in 1 patient and septic shock secondary to renal abscess in 1 patient. Reintervention was performed in one patient for a persistent type Ⅱ endoleak.@*Conclusions@#The Sun procedure with femoral artery cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass, unilateral carotid artery cannulation for selective cerebral perfusion and ligation of aberrant right subclavian artery on the right side of the trachea is an appropriate therapeutic strategy for patients of type Stanford A aortic dissection with Kommerell′s diverticulum.

Surgical treatment for type Stanford A aortic dissection with Kommerell's diverticulum / 中华外科杂志

To examine the outcomes of surgical treatment in patients of type Stanford A aortic dissection with Kommerell's diverticulum. From January 2009 to August 2017, patients of type Stanford A aortic dissection with Kommerell's diverticulum who underwent the Sun procedure were enrolled. Patient demographic, preoperative, intraoperative, early morbidity and mortality data were collected from medical and electronic patient records. Clinical follow-up data, including late morbidity and mortality, were obtained by telephone interview with the patient. A total of 13 patients (11 males and 2 females; mean age 47 years) were included. The mean maximum diameter of Kommerell's diverticulum was (21.8±7.7) mm. The Kommerell's diverticulum was repaired by direct suture of the orifice in 3 patients, ligation of the aberrant right subclavian artery in 9 patients, and suture and ligation in 1 patient, respectively. No perioperative death occurred. One patient underwent a reexploration for bleeding. There were 2 late deaths: unknown reason in 1 patient and septic shock secondary to renal abscess in 1 patient. Reintervention was performed in one patient for a persistent type Ⅱ endoleak. The Sun procedure with femoral artery cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass, unilateral carotid artery cannulation for selective cerebral perfusion and ligation of aberrant right subclavian artery on the right side of the trachea is an appropriate therapeutic strategy for patients of type Stanford A aortic dissection with Kommerell's diverticulum.

Aberrant right subclavian artery (arteria lusoria) aneurysm with a Kommerell's diverticulum / Aneurisma de artéria subclávia direita aberrante (artéria lusória) com divertículo de Kommerell

The treatment options for aberrant right subclavian artery vary depending on the presence of Kommerell's diverticulum. Because there is a tendency not to report mortalities of these rare cases in the literature, it is hard to reach a conclusion on treatments from the limited data on post-interventional results in these patients. We report our experience with a 67-year old patient with an aberrant right subclavian aneurysm with Kommerell's diverticulum, diagnosed by chance

As opções de tratamento para artéria subclávia direita aberrante variam dependendo da presença de divertículo de Kommerell. Como há uma tendência a não relatar mortalidade nos raros casos descritos na literatura, é difícil chegar a uma conclusão sobre tratamentos tendo em vista os dados limitados sobre resultados pós-intervenção nesses pacientes. Relatamos aqui nossa experiência com um paciente de 67 anos de idade com aneurisma de artéria subclávia aberrante direita com divertículo de Kommerell diagnosticado ao acaso

Endovascular treatment to cerebral infarction combined with right aortic arch and Kommerell's diverticulum: case report / 中国医师杂志

Objective To investigate the effect of endovascular treatment of cerebral infarction with right aortic arch and Kommerell's diverticulum.Methods Retrospective analysis was done to assess the treatment effect of a case from vascular surgery,Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University.This case was diagnosed as cerebral infarction with right aortic arch and Kommerell's diverticulum.Results One month after the treatment of cerebral infarction,we successfully used the thoracic aortic stent to isolate the Kommerell's diverticulum.There were no operative complications occurred.The stent had good shape and smooth blood flow was seen in the stent.Conclusions Endovascular treatment to cerebral infarction with right aortic arch and Kommerell's diverticulum is safe and feasible,and the clinical outcome requires further long-term follow-up.

A Case Report after Two Years of Total Debranching and Endovascular Repair for Kommerell Diverticulum / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

A 78-year-old woman with abnormal shadows on computed tomography (CT) was given a diagnosis of right-sided aortic arch and Kommerell diverticulum (KD), accompanied by aberrant left subclavian artery. Although no symptoms were observed, the maximum diameter of the aneurysm was 63 mm, and surgical intervention was chosen because of the possibility of rupture. At first, a 4-branched blood vessel prosthesis with a side branch was anastomosed to the ascending aorta. Next, after reconstructing the cervical branches, a Conformable GORE® TAG® (W.L. Gore and Associates, 34 mm×200 mm) was inserted from the side branch and expanded in the range of Zones 0 to Th 7. Finally, ALSA coil embolization was performed. She was discharged on postoperative day 36, and at her 2-year follow-up, she was doing well, with shrinkage of Kommerell diverticulum.

Hybrid Repair in a Patient with Kommerell Diverticulum and Right Aortic Arch / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

We experienced a hybrid repair for Kommerell diverticulum and right aortic arch. A 62-year-old man with dyspnea and dysphagia was referred to our hospital. He underwent atrium septum defect closure when he was 15 years old and was found to have ventricular septal defect and severe aortic regurgitation at the referring hospital. Preoperative computed tomography incidentally showed right aortic arch and Kommerell diverticulum with aberrant left subclavian artery. First, we performed ventricular septal defect closure and aortic valve replacement. Three months later, we performed one-stage hybrid repair of Kommerell diverticulum that included left common carotid-subclavian artery bypass, left subclavian artery plug occlusion and descending aortic replacement via a right thoracotomy. This hybrid strategy did not require in-situ reconstruction of the aberrant subclavian artery and minimized the risk of bleeding, injuries of esophagus and recurrent laryngeal nerve. The postoperative course was uneventful. This hybrid repair is a safe and effective procedure for Kommerell diverticulum with aberrant subclavian artery.

Surgical treatment of aberrant left subclavical artery associated with Kommerell diverticulum in children / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

Objective To investigate the diagnosis, surgical treatment and surgical results of infantile left subclavian ar-tery combined with Kommerell diverticulum.Methods In our hospital from 2014 to 2017, there were 15 cases of left subclavi-an artery combined with Kommerell diverticulum, 10 males and 5 females, average age 11.8 months(2 to 48 months), average weight of 9.2kg(4 -24 kg), including 3 cases with ventricular septal defect ( VSD), and 1 cases of coarctation of aorta (COA).Children with postoperative respiratory difficulty, recurrent respiratory infection, chronic cough and other respiratory symptoms, preoperative detection of airway and or esophagus compression performance after cardiac computed tomography ex-amination confirmed, general anesthesia, thoracotomy or left chest lateral thoracotomy, cut off arterial ligaments and Kommerell diverticulum Resection and vagal left subclavian artery transplantation were performed in the left common carotid artery com-bined with cardiac malformation.Results All the children were cured and discharged from hospital.The follow-up and mid-term recovery were good.Conclusion Infants with airway and esophageal compression may have aberrant left subclavian artery combined with Kommerell diverticulum , cardiac CT is an effective means to diagnose this disease .Removal of the associated Kommerell diverticulum and transferring the left subclavian artery to the left common carotid artery , as the main operative meth-od has good early prognosis,and may eliminate residual symptoms and late complications .

Surgical strategy for treatment of Kommerell's diverticulum associated with aortic dissection / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

Objective To summarize the experience and strategy of surgical treatment of Kommerell diverticulum and related aortic dissection aneurysm.Methods From November 2012 to January 2018,4 patients(all males),with median age of 44 (from 40 to 49) years old,underwent surgical treatment in our institution.All the patients had fight-sided aortic arch and aberrant left subclavian artery.One patient had type A aortic dissection and other 3 had type B aortic dissection(one had chronic type B dissection).The patient with type A aortic dissection had Bentall procedure plus total arch replacement and frozen elephant trunk implantation.One patient with chronic type B aortic dissection received type 2 hybrid aortic arch repair.One patient with acute type B aortic dissection had ascending aorta and total arch replacement plus frozen elephant trunk implantation followed by TEVAR.The last patient underwent graft replacement of aorta,total arch and descending thoracic aorta.Results There was no operative mortality.The median mechanical ventilation time was 229 (from 13 to 485) hours,the median ICU stay was 12 (from 2 to 27) days.One patient died from respiratory and circulatory failure due to compression of left main bronchus on the 17th day after operation.One patient had irritating cough due to mild compression of bifucation of trachea and the symptom resolved spontaneously before discharge.One patient had critical illness polyneuropathy after operation and received mechanical ventilation therapy for 485 hours.He recovered through neurotrophic drug treatment.The median follow-up time is 15 (from 4 to 36) months.The patients with type A dissection had delayed dilation of descending thoracic aorta beyond the frozen elephant trunk and received TEVAR 6 months later.The CT scans of the other two patients during follow-up time showed good morphology and patency of graft and branches.There was no anastomotic leakage and pseudoaneurysm.Conclusion The decision making of treatment of Kommerell diverticulum and related aortic dissection should be on the basis of classification of aortic dissection.Operation combined with TEVAR is safe and effective.

Surgical treatment of Kommerell diverticulum and related aortic aneurysm / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

Objective To summarize the experience of surgical treatment of Kommerell diverticulum and related aortic arch and descending thoracic aneurysm. Methods From November 2012 to January 2018,6 patients(5 males,and 1 fe-male),with median age of 46(from 14 to 63)years old,underwent graft replacement of involved aortic segment in our institu-tion . All the patients had symptom including persistent backache(3 patients),hoarseness( 1 patient),recurrent pneumonia( 1 patient)and hemoptysis( 1 patient). All the patients had right-sided aortic arch and aberrant left subclavian artery. True aneu-rysm occurred in 5 patients and pseudoaneurysm occurred in 1 patients. The median diameter of the aneurysms was 65mm(53- 80 mm). Two kinds of approaches were used:left posterior thoracotomy(2 patients)and median sternotomy plus right poste-rior thoracotomy(4 patients). The left posterior thoracotomy was achieved through the fourth and seventh intercostal space with excellent exposure of the whole descending thoracic aneurysm. For each patient,the aneurysm was resected with the proximal and distal aortic segment were clamped and the ligamentum arteriosum were divided. A branched woven polyester graft was used to reconstruct the descending thoracic aneurysm. 1 or 2 subclavian arteries were replaced with 10mm collagen-impregnated pol-yester grafts. One patient received total arch and partial descending thoracic aorta replacement with reconstruction of 3 supra-arch vessels. Results There was no operative mortality. The median clamping time of descending aorta was 28(22 - 61)mi-nutes,the median mechanical ventilation time was 33. 5(6 - 485)hours,the median ICU stay was 4( 1 - 31)days. One pa-tient died from central respiratory and circulatory failure due to acute brain stem infarction on the 31st day after operation. One patient suffered from reentry to ICU due to hyoxemia and recovered through expectant treatment. One patient had critical illness polyneuropathy after operation and received mechanical ventilation therapy for 485 hours,he recovered through neurotrophic drug treatment. The median follow-up time is 5( 1 - 46)months. 5 patients lived with no discomfort and the CT scans during follow-up time showed good morphology and patency of graft and branches. There was no anastomotic leakage and pseudoaneu-rysm. Conclusion Surgical treatment of Kommerell diverticulum is safe and effective. Subclavian artery should be reconstruc-ted.

Arco aórtico derecho con subclavia izquierda aberrante y divertículo de Kommerell. Una causa de anillo vascular / Right-side aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery and Kommerell's diverticulum. A cause of vascular ring

Resumen: El arco aórtico derecho puede estar asociado a subclavia izquierda aberrante, en algunos casos esta se origina de una dilatación aneurismática que se conoce como divertículo de Kommerell. Se presentan 2 casos de anillo vascular formado por un arco aórtico derecho, subclavia izquierda anómala con divertículo de Kommerell y persistencia del conducto arterioso izquierdo con una revisión de la literatura acerca del desarrollo embriológico y los métodos de imagen que ayudan al diagnóstico de esta rara anomalía vascular.

Abstract: The right-side aortic arch may be associated with aberrant left subclavian artery, in some cases this artery originates from an aneurismal dilation of the aorta called Kommerell's diverticulum. A report is presented on 2 cases of vascular ring formed by a right-side aortic arch, anomalous left subclavian artery, Kommerell's diverticulum and left patent ductus arteriosus. A review the literature was also performed as regards the embryological development and the imaging methods used to help in the diagnosis of this rare vascular anomaly.

Locating ductal ligaments in vascular rings using multidetector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging / Localización de los ligamentos ductales en los anillos vasculares con tomografía computarizada multidetector y con imágenes de resonancia magnética

Abstract: Vascular rings are embryonic malformations of the aortic complex that encircle the trachea and the esophagus and that, occasionally, produce symptoms. Ductal ligaments (DLs) are important elements in the constitution of vascular rings. Part of the surgical treatment of symptomatic vascular rings consists in dividing the DLs. The objective of this work is to try to locate the DLs using multi detector computed tomography (MDCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with vascular rings. With this goal in mind, we reviewed 86 MRI studies and 16 MDCT studies in patients with vascular rings, with the parameters normally used in heart and large vessel studies. In 14 of the 16 MDCT cases, we were able to locate the DLs. We were unable to locate them in any of the MRI cases in the planes and sequence we used. We conclude that, although several sources of medical literature assert that DLs in vascular rings cannot be seen using any imaging procedure, it is possible to identify them using MDCT.

Resumen: Los anillos vasculares son malformaciones de origen embrionario del complejo aórtico, que rodean la tráquea y el esófago y que ocasionalmente producen síntomas. Los ligamentos ductales (LDs) son elementos importantes en la constitución de los anillos vasculares. Parte del tratamiento quirúrgico de los anillos vasculares sintomáticos consiste en seccionar los LDs. El objetivo de este trabajo es tratar de localizar los LDs con tomografía computarizada multidetector (TCMD) e imágenes de resonancia magnética (IRM) en pacientes con anillos vasculares, con los parámetros que normalmente se usan en estos procedimientos en los estudios de corazón y grandes vasos. Con este objetivo, revisamos 86 estudios realizados con IRM y 16 con TCMD de pacientes con anillos vasculares. En 14 de los 16 casos estudiados con TCMD fue posible la localización de los LDs. En ninguno de los casos estudiados con IRM, en los planos y secuencia empleados por nosotros, fue posible localizarlos. Concluimos que, aunque varias fuentes de literatura médica aseveran que los LDs en los anillos vasculares no pueden ser vistos por ningún procedimiento de imagen, su identificación es factible por medio de TCMD.

Surgical Treatment of Kommerell Diverticulum and the Aberrant Subclavian Artery : Four Case Reports / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

<p>We report 4 cases of aortic graft replacement for Kommerell diverticulum (KD) and the aberrant subclavian artery (ASA). In two patients who had a right-sided aortic arch, KD and the left ASA, we performed descending aorta replacement and <i>in-situ </i>reconstruction of the left ASA via a right lateral thoracotomy. Third patient had a left-sided aortic arch, KD and the right ASA, in whom we performed descending aorta graft replacement via a left lateral thoracotomy with ostial closure of the right ASA. Fourth patient had a left-sided aortic arch, KD and the right ASA, and complicated by acute type A aortic dissection. We performed a total arch repair with frozen elephant trunk procedure via a median sternotomy. All 4 patients survived operations and discharged from the hospital with symptom relief. The choice of approach, a thoracotomy or a median sternotomy, should be based on patient-specific anatomy and extent of graft replacement.</p>

Right aortic arch with aberrant left innominate artery arising from Kommerell's diverticulum / Arco aórtico à direita associado a artéria inominada esquerda aberrante originada de divertículo de Kommerell

Abstract We report a case of an uncommon thoracic aorta anomaly-right aortic arch with aberrant left innominate artery arising from Kommerell's diverticulum-that went undiagnosed until adulthood.

Resumo É apresentado o caso de uma rara anomalia da aorta torácica - arco aórtico à direita associado a artéria inominada esquerda aberrante com origem em divertículo de Kommerell -, com diagnóstico apenas na vida adulta.