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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Oct 2013
Case ReportsHybrid approach to treat total thoracic aortic aneurysm in a patient undergoing emergency surgery for descending aortic rupture.
- Jacob Zeitani, Charles Mve Mvondo, Giovanni Chiariello, Paolo Nardi, and Luigi Chiariello.
- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Univ. Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
- Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Oct 1;61(7):594-6.
AbstractRupture of the descending aorta is a life-threatening complication requiring emergency intervention. The endovascular approach (TEVAR) has been recently introduced to treat the descending aorta in the emergency setting, resulting in better early postoperative outcome as compared with traditional surgery. However, when the pathology involves the aortic arch and ascending aorta, TEVAR alone cannot be performed, requiring an alternative approach. We describe a one-stage hybrid repair via midline sternotomy to treat rupture of the descending thoracic aortic segment in toto.Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
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