title: [Dissection of the descending aorta complicated by preeclampsia at 30 weeks of gestation: medical treatment and caesarean delivery].
abstract: The authors report the case of a dissection of the descending thoracic aorta in a woman in the third trimester of the pregnancy. After an initial medical therapy by a combination of three intravenous anti-hypertensive medications, a caesarean section was decided under general anaesthesia at 30 weeks of gestation as the result of the occurrence of a severe preeclampsia. The aetiology, diagnosis, and anaesthetic management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service d'anesthésie réanimation, maternité régionale de Nancy, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jacques
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guerci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vial
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bouaziz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents