Lococo Filippo, Tusini Nicola, Brandi Loris, Leuzzi Giovanni, Galeone Carla, Paci Massimiliano, Rapicetta Cristian
Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Unit of Vascular Surgery, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2016 Aug;50(6):458-9. doi: 10.1177/1538574416655891. Epub 2016 Jun 22.
Right-side aortic arch is a rare congenital aortic anomaly occurring in 0.05% to 0.1% of the general population. Approximately, half of these cases may be associated with an aberrant left subclavian artery and occasionally with aneurysmatic change at its origin known as Kommerell diverticulum or aneurysm (KA). Herein we report a challenging case of a right-side aortic arch associated with KA incidentally observed in a 73-year-old male with metastatic lung cancer. After careful multidisciplinary discussion, a conservative strategy of care was successfully adopted.
右位主动脉弓是一种罕见的先天性主动脉异常,在普通人群中的发生率为0.05%至0.1%。其中约一半病例可能伴有左锁骨下动脉异常,偶尔在其起源处会出现动脉瘤样改变,称为Kommerell憩室或动脉瘤(KA)。在此,我们报告一例具有挑战性的病例,一名73岁患有转移性肺癌的男性偶然发现右位主动脉弓合并KA。经过仔细的多学科讨论,成功采用了保守的治疗策略。