Combined surgical and endovascular treatment of aortic type A dissection

Panos, Aristotelis; Kalangos, Afksendiyos; Christofilopoulos, Panayiotis; Khatchatourian, Gregory

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.09.056

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English

Combined surgical and endovascular treatment of aortic type A dissection

ContributorsPanos, Aristotelis; Kalangos, Afksendiyos; Christofilopoulos, Panayiotis; Khatchatourian, Gregory

Published inThe annals of thoracic surgery, vol. 80, no. 3, p. 1087-1090

Publication date2005

Abstract

We describe a combined approach for treatment of a type A aortic dissection with surgical repair of the ascending aorta and transluminal stenting of the descending aorta, therefore minimizing the consequences on the untreated aortic arch and descending aorta.

Keywords

Aneurysm, Dissecting/classification/surgery
Aortic Aneurysm/classification/surgery
Aortic Valve Insufficiency/etiology
Combined Modality Therapy/methods
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Stents
Thoracic Surgical Procedures/adverse effects/instrumentation/methods
Thrombosis/etiology
Transplants
Treatment Outcome

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research groups

Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire (105)

Citation (ISO format)

PANOS, Aristotelis et al. Combined surgical and endovascular treatment of aortic type A dissection. In: The annals of thoracic surgery, 2005, vol. 80, n° 3, p. 1087–1090. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.09.056

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PID : unige:39991
DOI : 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.09.056
PMID : 16122493

Journal ISSN0003-4975

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Combined surgical and endovascular treatment of aortic type A dissection

We describe a combined approach for treatment of a type A aortic dissection with surgical repair of the ascending aorta and transluminal stenting of the descending aorta, therefore minimizing the consequences on the untreated aortic arch and descending aorta.

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