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Case of the Week 573 
What is the most likely diagnosis?
- 61 year-old with incidental finding on chest radiograph; no hx of trauma
Frontal Chest Radiograph and Sagittal Chest CT
- Diverticulum of Kommerell
- Ductus Diverticulum
- Thymic Cyst
- Esophageal Duplication
- Marfan Syndrome
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Answer:
2. Ductus Diverticulum
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Ductus Diverticulum
General Considerations
- Occurs on the anterior and medial surface of the aortic isthmus at the site of the ductus arteriosus
- Found in about 9% of adults on aortography
- More commonly found in children
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