title: Successful management of spontaneous aortic dissection type B in the third trimester of pregnancy.
abstract: Acute aortic dissection is a life-threatening disease that requires immediate surgical intervention. Although aortic dissection is a rare condition during pregnancy, it is of high risk for both mother and foetus. Most cases of aortic dissection during pregnancy have certain risk factors, including Marfan syndrome and congenital heart diseases. In this study, we report on a case of acute aortic dissection developing spontaneously at 32 weeks of gestation. The patient delivered a baby through cesarean section, and medical management of the dissection was commenced. Both mother and neonate survived and recovered well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey. dryavuzsimsek@gmail.com
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Simsek
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colak
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Erdil
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Celik
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome