Partial descending thoracic aortic replacement for chronic Type B dissection - 08/11/12
Doi : 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.04.017
Benjamin M. Robinson, MPhil a, David Martin, MBBS b, Ramesh Velu, FRACS b, Sumit Yadav, FRACS a, ⁎ 
a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, QLD, Australia
b Department of Vascular Surgery, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, QLD, Australia
Corresponding author at: Cardiac Institute, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas 4814, Australia.Riassunto |
Repair of chronic Type B aortic dissection can be technically challenging. Here we describe a technique for the partial replacement of the descending thoracic aorta that minimises operative risk and avoids full replacement of the thoraco-abdominal aorta. This approach can be considered when there is heterogeneous perfusion of abdominal viscera by the true and false lumens of the chronically dissected aorta.
Il testo completo di questo articolo è disponibile in PDF.Keywords : Aortic dissection, Descending aortic replacement, Hypothermic circulatory arrest, Thoracic, Chronic Type B
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Pubblicato da Elsevier Masson SAS.
Vol 21 - N° 11
P. 740-742 - novembre 2012 Ritorno al numero
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