title: A case of DeBakey IIIb dissecting aortic aneurysm with complete intimal disruption.
abstract: We describe a rare complication of DeBakey type IIIb dissecting aortic aneurysm in whose reentry the entire circumference of the aorta was involved and the true lumen was disrupted at this point. We successfully treated this complication in a two-stage operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, South 1, West 17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery