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Kommerell diverticulum (KD) is a developmental anomaly of the aortic arch characterized by a diverticulum at the proximal descending aorta of left or right arch configuration that gives rise to an aberrant subclavian artery. KD is primarily asymptomatic but may become symptomatic secondary to dilatation of KD, atheroma and fibrotic changes in paratracheal or paraesophageal tissue, presenting with signs of tracheal compression (more common in children), esophageal compression (dysphagia lusoria; more common in patients with a right sided aortic arch), chest pain, or blood pressure difference in the upper limbs. KD may also predispose toward aortic dissection or rupture.
Biomarker and diagnostic research for Kommerell diverticulum has been reported in the published literature.
No clinical trials have been registered for Kommerell diverticulum.
47 publications have been identified in PubMed for Kommerell diverticulum. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (52%), Clinical Trial Publication (20%), and Review / Meta-Analysis (11%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Patient case studies | 24 | 52% |
Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 18, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC
European rare disease database
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
Common questions about Kommerell diverticulum
9 |
20% |
Research summaries | 5 | 11% |
Laboratory research | 4 | 9% |
Disease patterns and progression | 2 | 4% |
Testing and diagnosis research | 1 | 2% |
New treatment approaches | 1 | 2% |
Vaz A (2026). [PMID: 41759336](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41759336/). *Clinical imaging*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Yan LT (2026). [PMID: 41667928](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41667928/). *Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery]*. [Clinical Trial Publication]
Lim YT (2026). [PMID: 41680967](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41680967/). *Cardiology in the young*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Yu Y (2026). [PMID: 41728769](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41728769/). *Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Marsh JC (2025). [PMID: 41473058](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41473058/). *JTCVS open*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Fujii Y (2025). [PMID: 40906060](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40906060/). *Anatomical science international*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Liu C (2025). [PMID: 40606353](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40606353/). *Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery*. [Clinical Trial Publication]
Giraldo-Grueso M (2025). [PMID: 41173621](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41173621/). *JACC. Case reports*. [Clinical Trial Publication]
Sun Z (2025). [PMID: 41423599](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41423599/). *Journal of cardiothoracic surgery*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Backer CL (2025). [PMID: 40633603](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40633603/). *The Annals of thoracic surgery*. [Case Report / Case Series]