title: Surgical treatment of complicated distal aortic dissection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery and the Thoracic Aortic Center, Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Cambria
mesh_terms: 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