[Surgical management of thoracic aortic lesions. Aneurysm, dissection and traumatic rupture].
Surgical management of distinct thoracic aneurysmal lesions stands at the crossroads. Until recently, the only treatment options for thoracic aortic lesions were surgical repair or medical management. There is increasing evidence that endovascular therapy will be useful in treating thoracic aortic disease, possibly becoming the preferred approach. Endovascular surgery will affect the incidence of open thoracic aortic surgery not only by producing a lower mortality risk but also a significantly lower incidence of paraplegia. In designing adequate treatment options of complex and difficult-to-treat thoracic aortic lesions, novel three-dimensional imaging reconstructions are mandatory.
Schumacher
H
H
Abteilung für Gefässchirurgie, Vasculäre und Endovasculäre Chirurgie, Chirurgische Universitätsklinik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany. schumacher@uni-hd.de
Böckler
D
D
Allenberg
J-R
JR
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D013908:Thoracotomy; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed