title: Acute aortic dissection type A discloses Corpus alienum.
abstract: We report an unusual case of an aortic type A dissection with a corpus alienum which compresses the right ventricle. The patient successfully underwent an aortic root replacement in deep hypothermia with re-implantation of the coronary arteries using a modified Bentall procedure and the resection of the corpus alienum. Intraoperative finding reveals 3 greatly adhered gauze compresses, which were most likely forgotten in the operation 34 years ago.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Göttingen, Germany. Popov@med.uni-goettingen.de
authors.forename: Aron Frederik
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Popov
authors.forename: Mersa Mohammed
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Baryalei
authors.forename: Jan Dieter
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Schmitto
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hinz
authors.forename: Christoph Hermann
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wiese
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Raab
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kolat
authors.forename: Friedrich Albert
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Schoendube
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seipelt
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome