Acute occlusion of the descending thoracic aorta: report of a case.
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.
Kawahito
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Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Yamaguchi
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Adachi
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Mizuhara
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Murata
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Ino
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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