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Right Cervical Aortic Arch with Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery

Division of Cardiac Surgery Hospital de Cruces Barakaldo Bilbao, Spain

For reprint information contact: José I Aramendi, MD, Tel: 34 94 600 6339, Fax: 34 94 600 6076, Email: jiaramendi{at}hcru.osakidetza.net, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital de Cruces, Plaza de Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain 48903.

The combination of right cervical aortic arch, aberrant retroesophageal left subclavian artery originating from a Kommerell’s diverticulum, and a ligamentum arteriosum, constitutes a rare form of vascular ring. Two patients aged 21 days and 54 years, who were diagnosed by multislice 3-dimensional computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, underwent surgical division of a vascular ring. The adult required resection of a Kommerell’s aneurysm and subclavian artery reimplantation.