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Rev Med Liege ; 79(4): 199-201, 2024 Apr.
Article in French | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38602205

ABSTRACT

We report the case of a 36-year-old female whose dysphagia revealed a congenital anomaly of the thoracic aorta: the right aortic arch with mirror image branching. This is a rare embryonic developmental anomaly where the aorta wraps around the right bronchus and the supra-aortic trunks emerge from the arch in the opposite order to normal. Most of the patients are asymptomatic unless there is a significant compression of mediastinal structures. Major compression of the esophagus or trachea, aneurysmal disease, dissection of the thoracic aorta, or the presence of a Kommerell diverticulum larger than 2 cm may require a surgical repair. There is no standard treatment and it must be adapted to the clinical presentation and the anatomic configuration of each patient. Our patient did not receive any treatment for her condition.


Nous rapportons le cas d'une patiente de 36 ans dont le tableau de dysphagie a permis de mettre en évidence une anomalie congénitale de l'aorte thoracique : l'arc aortique droit avec image en miroir. Il s'agit d'une anomalie de développement embryonnaire rare où l'aorte s'enroule autour de la bronche souche droite et où les troncs supra-aortiques émergent de la crosse dans l'ordre inverse et opposé à la normale. La grande majorité des patients est asymptomatique, à moins qu'il existe une compression des structures médiastinales. Une compression majeure de l'oesophage ou de la trachée, une maladie anévrismale, une dissection de l'aorte thoracique ou la présence d'un diverticule de Kommerell de plus de 2 cm peuvent justifier une sanction chirurgicale. Il n'y a pas de traitement standard et celui-ci doit être adapté à la présentation clinique et à la configuration anatomique du patient. Notre patiente n'a bénéficié d'aucun traitement pour son affection.


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Aorta, Thoracic , Deglutition Disorders , Female , Humans , Adult , Aorta, Thoracic/diagnostic imaging , Aorta, Thoracic/abnormalities , Aorta, Thoracic/surgery , Deglutition Disorders/etiology , Mediastinum , Subclavian Artery/diagnostic imaging , Subclavian Artery/abnormalities , Subclavian Artery/surgery
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J Card Surg ; 37(4): 1050-1051, 2022 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35083792

ABSTRACT

We present the case of a middle-aged man who developed infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve caused by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and associated with very large vegetation (∼5 cm). Besides the quite unusual size of the vegetation, this report highlights that severe right-sided endocarditis can occur in the absence of classical risk factors (intravenous drug abuse, presence of a cardiac implantable electronic device or other intravascular devices, and underlying right-sided cardiac anomaly) and that some cases of severe tricuspid endocarditis can be successfully treated by partial excision and patch repair.


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Endocarditis, Bacterial , Endocarditis , Staphylococcal Infections , Endocarditis/complications , Endocarditis/surgery , Endocarditis, Bacterial/complications , Endocarditis, Bacterial/drug therapy , Endocarditis, Bacterial/surgery , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Risk Factors , Staphylococcal Infections/complications , Staphylococcal Infections/drug therapy , Staphylococcal Infections/surgery , Tricuspid Valve/diagnostic imaging , Tricuspid Valve/surgery
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