title: [Redo operations for dissecting aortic aneurysm].
abstract: We reoperated twenty-four times upon twenty cases of dissecting aortic aneurysm since 1983. Nine of them (45%) were Marfan patients. Reoperations on the same part of the aorta as the prior procedure was done 15 times upon 13 cases with six hospital deaths (40%). Reoperations on the different part of the aorta from the prior operation was done 9 times on 9 cases with one hospital death (11%). Over all hospital mortality rate was 29%. The hospital mortality rate for Marfan patients (8%) was significantly better than that for non-Marfan patients (50%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yozu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation