title: [Treatment strategy for acute type A aortic dissection; how to manage mesenteric ischemia].
abstract: Mesenteric ischemia is a dreaded complication of acute type A aortic dissection. From January 1994 to December 2004, 134 patients with acute type A aortic dissection were operated. Eleven patients showed postoperative mesenteric ischemia. Mortality of such patients was much higher than that without mesenteric ischemia (81.8 vs. 10.6% , p < 0.0001). Preoperative mesenteric and/or lower extremity ischemia were revealed to be the risk factors of postoperative mesenteric ischemia. Our strategy to manage these patients is as follows; patients who are suffering mesenteric and/or lower extremity ischemia preoperatively, or those whose computed tomography (CT) shows stenosis, obstruction, or dissection of the superior mesenteric artery, should be recognized as high-risk patients of postoperative mesenteric ischemia. Their mesenteric circulation should be examined directly with laparotomy after the central repair. If the mesenteric circulation seems to be suboptimal, iliac artery-superior mesenteric artery bypass should be performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka City Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masumoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itonaga
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nomura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000601:surgery; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods