title: Intraoperative aortic dissection in pediatric heart surgery.
abstract: Intraoperative aortic dissection occurred in a 3-year-old-boy undergoing repair of an atrial septal defect. Transesophageal echocardiography was useful for the diagnosis, and conservative medical treatment under close observation was feasible in this case which involved a limited intimal tear.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagano Children's Hospital, 3100 Toyoshina, Minamiazumi-gun, Nagano, Japan. nhhibino@uranus.dti.ne.jp
authors.forename: Narutoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hibino
authors.forename: Yorikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasukochi
authors.forename: Gengi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Satomi
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001011:Aorta / Q000293:injuries*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male