title: [Postoperative acute aortic dissection. Apropos of two cases].
abstract: Aortic dissection after cardiac surgery is a rare complication. The prognosis is often poor: 33-78% of mortality. The study of two cases out of 2100 patients operated upon during the last three years, and the review of the literature, allows to recall the mechanism, the anatomic origin and the different surgical techniques. Early diagnosis is essential. Some preventive techniques may reduce the incidence of the iatrogenic dissections.
authors.affiliation: Centre Médico-Chirurgical de Cardiologie, Institut Arnault-Tzanck, Saint-Laurent-du-Var.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kreitmann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Popoff
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Declemy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sciotti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation
vernacular_title: Dissection aortique aiguë post-opératoire. A propos de deux cas.