Right cervical aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2008 Aug;16(4):e37-9. doi: 10.1177/021849230801600425.

Abstract

The combination of right cervical aortic arch, aberrant retroesophageal left subclavian artery originating from a Kommerell's diverticulum, and a ligamentum arteriosum, constitutes a rare form of vascular ring. Two patients aged 21 days and 54 years, who were diagnosed by multislice 3-dimensional computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, underwent surgical division of a vascular ring. The adult required resection of a Kommerell's aneurysm and subclavian artery reimplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery
  • Aortic Diseases / congenital*
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnosis
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Subclavian Artery / abnormalities*
  • Subclavian Artery / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods