Single Stage Aortic Arch Replacement without Circulatory Arrest

Abstract

A 78-year-old man with a Kommerell diverticulum and aberrant right subclavian artery was admitted for thoracic pain and severe malnutrition due to esophageal compression. We performed an atypical surgical procedure including extra-anatomical debranching and direct aortic repair, trying to avoid deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and shorten the cardiopulmonary bypass time.

Key Words

Kommerell diverticulum - Arch aneurysm repair

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