Extensive total arch replacement via clamshell incision in a patient with aortic arch aneurysm and Stanford type B aortic dissection.
The utility of the clamshell approach, namely, a bilateral anterior thoracotomy incision for treating extensive thoracic aortic disease was described by Kouchoukos et al. in 2001 and by Doss et al. in 2003. We describe the utility of this approach for treating aortic arch aneurysm with Stanford type B aortic dissection.
Shimizu
Hideyuki
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Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan. hideyuki@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
Takahashi
Tatsuo
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Yamazaki
Masataka
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Anzai
Tomohiro
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Kudo
Mikihiko
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Yozu
Ryohei
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D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography