title: Type-A acute aortic dissection: combined operation plus stent management.
abstract: When the port of entry of acute type-A aortic dissection is at the level of the horizontal portion of the aortic arch, the latter should be replaced by a prosthesis. To avoid performing this difficult procedure in an emergency situation, we place a stent in the aortic arch. Then we replace the ascending aorta by a prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôpital de Rangueil, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brouchet
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Concina
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Elghobary
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Glock
authors.forename: Gérard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fournial
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed