title: False lumen thrombectomy of the superior mesenteric artery followed by iliomesenteric bypass after Stanford type B aortic dissection.
abstract: A 55-year-old man with an acute Stanford type B aortic dissection presented with clinical signs of mesenteric ischemia. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a thrombosed false lumen in the superior mesenteric artery. At laparotomy, the dissection was found to be extending into the jejunal branches and medial colic artery. Thrombus was removed from the false lumen, and perfusion was restored with an iliomesenteric bypass, with the dissected layers tacked together in the suture line. A postoperative CT scan showed a stable diameter of the thoracoabdominal aorta and a patent iliomesenteric bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Matteus A M
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Linsen
authors.forename: Jurgen A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Avontuur
authors.forename: A W F
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Vos
authors.forename: Jan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rauwerda
authors.forename: Willem
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wisselink
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*