Transesophageal echocardiography-guided closed aortic plication for intraoperative aortic dissection.
A 71-year-old female who developed intraoperative aortic dissection after coronary artery bypass grafting underwent a successful closed aortic plication with obliteration of the intimal tear under image guided transesophageal echocardiography.
Izutani
Hironori
H
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Foundation, 2500 Metro Health Drive, 3rd Floor Hamann Building, Cleveland, Ohio 44109-1998, USA.
Gill
Inderjit S
IS
Finkelhor
Robert S
RS
D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted