title: Management of acute complicated and uncomplicated type B dissection of the aorta: focus on endovascular stent grafting.
abstract: Endovascular repair of aortic dissection is the subject of multiple studies. This article aims to review the current literature on Type B complicated and uncomplicated dissection, including indications for medical therapy, open surgical therapy, and endovascular therapy. The review suggests a benefit for thoracic endovascular aortic repair in complicated dissection and medical therapy for uncomplicated dissection. Upcoming trials may shed more light on this issue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Yelena
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bogdan
authors.forename: George L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Hines
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans