A 60-year-old femalepresented with progressive dysphagia and was found to have a right-sided aortic arch with external posterior compression of the upper esophagus due to severe compression from a Kommerell's diverticulum with an aberrant left subclavian artery. This patient underwent division of the diverticulum with an aorto-subclavian graft implantation under femoro-femoral bypass and recovered uneventfully. A review of the literature and discussion of the surgical management is presented. (J Card Surg 2011;26:637-640)
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Reece, T. Brett
Wallen, Tyler J.
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Wallen, Tyler J.
Jagasia, Dinesh H.
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Univ Penn, Med Ctr, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAUniv Penn, Med Ctr, Div Cardiovasc Surg, Penn Presbyterian Med Ctr,Dept Surg, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Jagasia, Dinesh H.
Bavaria, Joseph E.
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Bavaria, Joseph E.
Szeto, Wilson Y.
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Kasukabe Chuo Gen Hosp, Dept Cardiovasc Surg, Kasukabe, Saitama 3440063, JapanKasukabe Chuo Gen Hosp, Dept Cardiovasc Surg, Kasukabe, Saitama 3440063, Japan
Akita, Masafumi
Urashima, Kyoko
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