Surgical approach for Stanford type A aortic dissection in a patient with Marfan syndrome and pectus excavatum

Nisanoglu V., Battaloglu B., Erdil N., Ozgur B., Kuzucu A.

TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, cilt.34, sa.2, ss.240-243, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.240-243
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: aorta/pathology/surgery, cardiac surgical procedures/methods, cardiopulmonary bypass, coronary disease/surgery funnel chest/surgery, Marfan syndrome/complications/physiopathology/surgery sternum/surgery, thoracotomy, treatment outcome, ROOT REPLACEMENT, REPAIR
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Acute Stanford type A aortic dissection in a patient with severe pectus excavatum constitutes a surgical emergency and presents a major challenge for the surgeon. Decisions must be made regarding the operative approach and whether the pectus excavaturn should be corrected during the same session.