Table 1 Summary of the past five case reports and our report of esophagectomy in patients with a double aortic arch
| Â | 2011, Matono [6] | 2012, Kubo [7] | 2015, Uemura [8] | 2018, Peng [9] | 2018, Clement [10] | Our case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age/sex | 50 years old/male | 70 years old/male | 63 years old/male | 65 years old/male | 57 years old/male | 64 years old/man |
Tumor location | Mt, type 2 | Mt, type 0-Is | Lt, type 2 | UtMt | Unknown | Ut, type 0-IIc |
Anatomical features | ||||||
 Aortic arch | Right dominant | Right dominant | Right dominant | Right dominant | Right dominant | Right dominant |
 Descending aorta | Right side | Right side | Right side | Right side | Right side | Right side |
Operation/approach | ||||||
 Preceding cervical procedure | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
 Thoracic procedure | Right thoracotomy | Left thoracotomy | Right thoracotomy | Left thoracotomy | Left thoracosbdominal | Left thoracoscopy |
 Abdominal procedure | Hand-assisted laparoscopy | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Laparoscopy | |
 Reconstruction | Gastric tube | Gastric tube | Gastric tube | Gastric tube | Unknown | Gastric tube |
Retrosternal route | Retrosternal route | Retrosternal route | Postmediastinal route | Retrosternal route | ||
Diagnosis | cT3 | Unknown | ypT3N1M0 Stage IIIA | cT1bN0M0 | Unknown | cT1bN1M0 Stage IIB |
| Â | Â | (UICC-TNM 7th) | (UICC-TNM 7th) | Â | (UICC-TNM 7th) | |
Prognosis | Dead | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Alive (2 years) |