Successful Resection of Esophageal Carcinoma With a Double Aortic Arch.

Peng, Jun; Xiang, Zong-Jun; Ren, Guang-Guo; Xiao, Bo; Zhu, Jiang; Rong, Hao; Zhang, Ge; He, Jin-Tao · Ann Thorac Surg · 2018

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a patient with esophageal carcinoma accompanied by a double aortic arch. The preoperative computed tomography scan only detected the right aortic arch, but we found the double aortic arch during the operation. The patient underwent an esophagectomy through a left thoracotomy. Preoperative three-dimensional reconstruction of computed tomography images should be conducted to completely understand the anomalies of the great vessels.

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