Enlargement of ulcer-like projections after repair of acute type A aortic dissection.
We treated two cases of enlargement of ulcer-like projections in the descending thoracic aorta, which were recognized after emergency graft replacement from the ascending aorta to the aortic arch for acute type A aortic dissection. The intimal tear, which was near the left subclavian artery, was resected during the initial operation. Graft replacement of the descending thoracic aorta was successful.
Koshino
T
T
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan. tokuo@serpent.cc.sapmed.ac.jp
Morishita
K
K
Tamiya
Y
Y
Fukada
J
J
Abe
T
T
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014456:Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*