Three-staged graft replacement for multifocal aortic aneurysms in the Marfan syndrome.
A three-staged operation for multifocal aortic aneurysms was conducted over a period of 8 months in a 52-year-old woman with the Marfan syndrome. The aortic valve and ascending aorta, the abdominal aorta and the upper half of the descending thoracic aorta were replaced. As of 9 months after the third operation, the patient's course has been uneventful, but continuous follow-up will be needed in view of the character of this disease.
Koide
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Department of Surgery I, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kaga
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Fujimura
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Odagiri
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Shohtsu
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D000792:Angiography; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged