Total endovascular repair of aberrant left subclavian artery with Kommerell's diverticulum using a customized branched device

J Vasc Surg. 2013 Apr;57(4):1123-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.10.008. Epub 2013 Jan 9.

Abstract

We describe a case of Kommerell's diverticulum involving the distal portion of a right-sided aortic arch and the origin of an aberrant left subclavian artery (LSA). The patient underwent a total endovascular repair with the use of a modified Valiant endograft (Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minn) to which a branch was attached to keep LSA patency. Postoperative computed tomography showed complete exclusion of the lesion, without endoleaks. The use of "customized off-label" devices to treat special conditions was feasible in this case, keeping patency of the LSA without risk of arm claudication or the requirement for a complementary surgical bypass.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortography / methods
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Diverticulum / diagnostic imaging
  • Diverticulum / surgery*
  • Endovascular Procedures / instrumentation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Stents*
  • Subclavian Artery / abnormalities
  • Subclavian Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Subclavian Artery / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome