Use of transcranial Doppler ultrasound in endovascular repair of a type B aortic dissection.
Intraprocedural monitoring with transcranial Doppler ultrasound in thoracic endovascular aortic repair provides critical information regarding the occurrence of cerebral microemboli and adequacy of cerebral blood flow. We present the perioperative course of a patient with complicated Stanford type B aortic dissection undergoing thoracic endovascular aortic repair with continuous intraoperative transcranial Doppler ultrasound monitoring.
Khoynezhad
Ali
A
Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2315, USA. akhoynezhad@unmc.edu
Kruse
Matthew J
MJ
Donayre
Carlos E
CE
White
Rodney A
RA
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial