An incomplete vascular ring causing respiratory distress

Abstract

Kommerell’s diverticulum is a rare saccular aneurysmal dilation of the descending aorta. We report a case of a 3.5-year-old boy with the extremely rare combination of Kommerell’s diverticulum with a right descending aorta and proximal patent ductus arteriosus aneurysm forming an incomplete vascular ring. To our knowledge, this rare case has not been reported to date.

Keywords

• Aorta
• Congenital heart disease
• Kommerell’s diverticulum
• Vascular ring
• Vascular surgery