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

Nisanoglu, Vedat; Battaloglu, Bektas; Erdil, NEVZAT; Ozgur, Bulent; Kuzucu, Akin

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

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

TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, cilt.34, ss.240-243, 2007 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 34 Konu: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Dergi Adı: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.240-243

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.