title: Acute occlusion of the descending thoracic aorta: report of a case.
abstract: This report describes the unusual case of an acute occlusion of the descending thoracic aorta in a 52-year-old woman. The patient underwent successful extraanatomical bypass with intraoperative hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawahito
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mizuhara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ino
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography