title: Aortic dissection extending from ductus diverticulum aneurysm.
abstract: We report the case of a 28-year-old woman with type B chronic aortic dissection extending from a ductus diverticulum aneurysm. The patient was successfully treated by interposition of a Hemashield 26-mm woven Dacron graft with a left posterolateral thoracotomy approach. Circulatory arrest through profound hypothermia and short retrograde cerebral circulation were employed during proximal anastomosis of the graft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jikuya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitsui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000601:surgery*; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans