Management of Right-Sided Aortic Arch With Type B Aortic Dissection and Aortoesophageal Fistula

Joshua Chen; Vishal Shah; Colin King; Paul Dimuzio; Babak Abai; Tyler Grenda; Richard Goldman; Prarthna Kulandaisamy; Keshava Rajagopal; Konstadinos Plestis

doi:10.1016/j.atssr.2023.09.002

Management of Right-Sided Aortic Arch With Type B Aortic Dissection and Aortoesophageal Fistula

Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2023 Sep 13;2(1):15-17. doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2023.09.002. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Otolaryngology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Abstract

We describe the workup and successful surgical management of a patient with a right-sided aortic arch complicated by chronic type B aortic dissection, tracheal injury, and an unexpected aortoesophageal fistula.

Publication types

Case Reports