title: Enlargement of ulcer-like projections after repair of acute type A aortic dissection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan. tokuo@serpent.cc.sapmed.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koshino
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morishita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamiya
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fukada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: 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*