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Repair of intraoperative aortic dissection associated with malperfusion syndrome using a combination of open and
Fabien Doguet1, Alexandre Canville, Guillaume Lebreton
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France. fabien.doguet@chu-rouen.fr
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
|February 22, 2011
Abstract:
Intraoperative aortic dissection is a rare but potentially fatal complication of cardiac surgery. In this report, we present a case of intraoperative aortic dissection that was complicated by intestinal ischaemia. The aorta was successfully repaired using both open and endovascular techniques.
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