Asymptomatic pseudo-aneurysm of the aortic arch in a patient with aberrant right subclavian artery. A complication of Kommerell's diverticulum?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 730-731

  Panagiotou, Matthew ^a   Filias, Vasilios ^a   Prokakis, Christos ^b   Koletsis, Efsrtratios ^b  

^a ATHENS MEDICAL CENTER   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aberrant right subclavian artery; Aortic arch; Congenital; Kommerell; Pseudo aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ABERRANT RIGHT SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; ADULT; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ARCH; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DACRON IMPLANT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENTAL FINDING; KOMMERELL DIVERTICULUM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SYMPTOM; THORACOTOMY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANEURYSM, FALSE; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTOGRAPHY; DIVERTICULUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THORACOTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 49249104662     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2008.175372     Document Type: Article

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