title: Mesenteric ischemia in a patient with an acute aortic dissection type A. One-step repair of the aortic and visceral lesions. Role of laparoscopy for timely diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Organ malperfusion is a serious complication of acute aortic dissection type A. Increased awareness of this complication and the availability of better diagnostic tools may improve the survival rate for these patients. Here, we discuss the potential role of laparoscopy in the setting of an acute dissecting aneurysm complicated by mesenteric ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Medical School, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy. gferlan@cardiochir.uniba.it
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferlan
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lospalluti
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capone
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Pasquale
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000098:blood supply*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome