Surgical treatment of complicated distal aortic dissection.
Among the various treatment options for acute distal dissection with aortic branch compromise, we have favored open vascular surgical techniques. Our perspectives with over 500 patients treated during a 30-year period are presented herein.
Cambria
Richard P
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Division of Vascular Surgery and the Thoracic Aortic Center, Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods