Partial descending thoracic aortic replacement for chronic Type B dissection.
Repair of chronic Type B aortic dissection can be technically challenging. Here we describe a technique for the partial replacement of the descending thoracic aorta that minimises operative risk and avoids full replacement of the thoraco-abdominal aorta. This approach can be considered when there is heterogeneous perfusion of abdominal viscera by the true and false lumens of the chronically dissected aorta.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
Benjamin M
BM
Robinson
David
D
Martin
Ramesh
R
Velu
Sumit
S
Yadav
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography