title: [Three-channeled aortic dissection: selection of surgery based on the images].
abstract: Three patients with 3-channeled dissection were operated upon. Images of the dissection were enlargement of the false lumens, compression of the true lumen by enlarged false lumens and visceral arteries of false lumen origin. These prevent the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and cause malperfusion of the viscera. Three-channeled dissecion is easy to rupture for its peculiar anatomy and total repair of the thoraco-abdominal aorta is mandatory. Fenestration brings functional recovery of malperfused viscera and enables the patients to be placed on CPB for total repair. Two patients underwent infrarenal and descending aorta fenestration followed by the total repair of thoraco-abdominal aorta successfully. A third patient has been placed on the strict CT follow-up following the infrarenal fenestration.
authors.affiliation: Dokkyo University Koshigaya Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imazeki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Irie
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagasawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*