Abstract
2/2013
vol. 9
Special paperReconstruction of the left-sided brachiocephalic trunk after vascular ring operation in left-handed child with Kommerell’s diverticulum
Postep Kardiol Inter 2013; 9, 2 (32): 146–149
Online publish date: 2013/06/17
We report a case of a 2-year-old girl with prenatal diagnosis of vascular ring composed of a right-sided aortic arch, a left ligamentum arteriosum, and a left subclavian artery (arteria lusoria sin) originating from a retroesophageal Kommerell’s diverticulum, who was referred for surgery with symptoms related to local compression – severe dysphagia and respiratory disorders. Through the left posterolateral thoracotomy, a ligamentum arteriosum between the Kommerell’s diverticulum and the left pulmonary artery was divided and because of left-handedness of the child a brachiocephalic trunk was reconstructed in the fashion of anastomosis of the left subclavian artery and the left common carotid artery, originating from the ascending aorta.
Keywords
congenital heart defects, vascular ring, Kommerell’s diverticulum, pediatric cardiac surgery
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