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. 2002;29(2):109-12.

Burckhard F. Kommerell and Kommerell's diverticulum

Jacques A M van Son  1 , Igor E Konstantinov
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Burckhard F. Kommerell and Kommerell's diverticulum

Jacques A M van Son et al. Tex Heart Inst J. 2002.

Abstract

Burckhard Friedrich Kommerell's scholarly description of the aortic diverticulum that bears his name was published in 1936. In the international literature, however the name of Kommerell survives only as an eponym. We present biographical information about Kommerell, as supplied by family members, and comment on the surgical relevance of his 1936 report.

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Fig. 1 Burckhard F. Kommerell (1901–1990). (Photo courtesy of Dr. Landfried Kommerell; Haar, Germany)
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Fig. 2 Diagram from Burckhard Kommerell's original publication depicting a diverticulum of Kommerell. (From: Kommerell B. Verlagerung des Ösophagus durch eine abnorm verlaufende Arteria subclavia dextra (Arteria lusoria). Fortschr Geb Roentgenstrahlen 1936;54:590–5. Reprinted with permission from Georg Thieme Verlag.)
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