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Anesth Analg 2002;94:1462-1464
© 2002 International Anesthesia Research Society

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Diverticulum of Kommerell: A Review of a Series and a Report of a Case with Tracheal Deviation Compromising Single Lung Ventilation

Emad Mossad, MD, Ibrahim Farid, MD, George Youssef, MD, and Makoto Ando, MD

Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Emad Mossad, MD, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (G-3), 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195. Address email to mossade{at}ccf.org

IMPLICATIONS: Birth defects can affect the great vessels of the aorta and its branches, compressing the upper airway and the swallowing track. Surgical repair of these defects requires manipulating the airway to improve surgical exposure. This is a report of a series of cases with compromised airway resulting from such a birth defect and methods of its management.






Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Anesthesia & Analgesia® is published for the International Anesthesia Research Society® by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins with the assistance of Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press®. Copyright 2006 by the International Anesthesia Research Society. Online ISSN: 1526-7598   Print ISSN: 0003-2999 HighWire Press
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