J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.
ISSN 1880-1129

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J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 89(10): 1734-1737, 1988

Case report

RIGHT AORTIC ARCH WITH ISOLATION OF LEFT SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY A CASE REPORT

Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational & Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
*) Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Oita Hospital, Oita, Japan

Shigetoh Odagiri, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Yoshiya Ishikura, Hiroshi Yoshimatsu, Kazuhito Dobashi, Yasuhiro Miyazaki*)

A 58 year old man was admitted to evaluate his swallowing disturbance. Preoperative aortogram demonstrated right aortic arch with isolation of left subclavian artery. Operative findings revealed the absent blood flow through the proximal portion of left subclavian artery which connected to the left pulmoanry artery. Abnormal connection was divided and Kommerell’s diverticulum was mobilized from the esophagus. His clinical symptom was slightly reduced postoperatively.

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