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Revista Colombiana de Cardiología
Print version ISSN 0120-5633
Abstract
PUMACAYO-CARDENAS, Susan; ARIAS-VELA, Gustavo and QUEA-PINTO, Edgar. 3-Dimensional impression of a rare congenital disease of aortic and supra-aortic vessels. Rev. Colomb. Cardiol. [online]. 2020, vol.27, n.2, pp.122-126. Epub Oct 30, 2020. ISSN 0120-5633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccar.2019.10.005.
Kommerell’s diverticulum is an anomaly of very low incidence and prevalence in paediatrics. A case is presented of an 11 year-old patient with a diagnosis of Kommerell’s diverticulum with a right aortic arch and a left subclavian artery of anomalous origin from the pulmonary branch through a patent ductus arteriosus. Given that this was a complex cardiovascular anomaly, it was decided to make a print model in 3-D. This provided a better understanding of its spatial distribution, size, and real shape, as it was a histopathology piece. This model helped in taking planning and safety decisions on any possible cardiac surgery. This is the first report of a case of this type of anomaly, as well as the first prototype of a cardiac print in 3-dimensional mode, performed in Peru.
Keywords : Three-dimensional printing; Diverticulum; Artic arch syndromes.