title: Surgery of the thoracic aorta.
abstract: Thoracic aortic surgery has evolved from a high-risk, high-morbidity procedure to a safe procedure with predictable results. The frontiers left are adequate spinal cord protection and a less invasive approach to these procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, USA.
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Kron
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods