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Acute aortic dissection type A discloses Corpus alienum
Aron Frederik Popov1, Mersa Mohammed Baryalei, Jan Dieter Schmitto
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Göttingen, Germany. Popov@med.uni-goettingen.de
Abstract:
We report an unusual case of an aortic type A dissection with a corpus alienum which compresses the right ventricle. The patient successfully underwent an aortic root replacement in deep hypothermia with re-implantation of the coronary arteries using a modified Bentall procedure and the resection of the corpus alienum. Intraoperative finding reveals 3 greatly adhered gauze compresses, which were most likely forgotten in the operation 34 years ago.
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