title: Acute aortic dissection at 33 weeks of gestation with fetal distress syndrome.
abstract: The present report describes a female patient, 33 weeks pregnant, who demonstrated complicated abnormal placenta formation and fetal distress, and who presented with an acute type A aortic dissection. The patient underwent an immediate cesarean section and hysterectomy followed by a successful emergency surgical aortic repair, thereby obtaining a favorable outcome for both mother and baby.
authors.affiliation: Division of Organ Regeneration Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishi-cho, Yonago, Tottori, Japan. maru16@grape.med.tottori-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marumoto
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Munehiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saiki
authors.forename: Motonobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishimura
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D051598:Whole Body Imaging