Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  2008 Feb;36(2):78-82.

A Case of Esophageal Compression by a Right-sided Aortic Arch and Kommerell's Diverticulum Mimicking an Esophageal Submucosal Tumor

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kumcge@chol.com

Abstract

A right-sided aortic arch and Kommerell's diverticulum, remnants of the left dorsal aortic arch in the circulation of the embryo, are uncommon congenital defects of the aorta. They may be asymptomatic in most cases, but symptoms are manifested by compressing mediastinal structures or are related to congenital heart anomalies. If aneurismal dilatation of the diverticulum presents with rupture, it is lethal. We report a case of esophageal compression by a right-sided aortic arch and Kommerell's diverticulum that mimicked an esophageal submucosal tumor in a patient who complained of symptoms during the past ten years of food retention in the upper thorax when a bolus of food was ingested.

Keyword

Right-sided aortic arch; Kommerell's diverticulum

MeSH Terms

Aorta
Aorta, Thoracic
Congenital Abnormalities
Dilatation
Diverticulum
Embryonic Structures
Heart
Humans
Retention (Psychology)
Rupture
Thorax
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