Delayed repair of stanford type-A dissection following fulminant cerebral infarction.
We report an impressive case in which a complete infarction of the right hemisphere due to an acute occlusion of the right carotid artery had developed. After cerebral decompression and neurological rehabilitation, the persisting dissection of the ascending aorta and both carotid arteries was successfully repaired in one session.
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
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Pritisanac
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D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures