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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan 1;26(1):167-168.
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivx274.

Management of retrograde intraoperative Type A aortic dissection from descending thoracic aortic injury

Whitney E Hornsby  1 , William Weir  2 , Minhaj Khaja  3 , Bo Yang  2
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Case Reports

Management of retrograde intraoperative Type A aortic dissection from descending thoracic aortic injury

Whitney E Hornsby et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. .

Abstract

Intraoperative Type A aortic dissection during cardiothoracic surgery is extremely rare, but the consequences can be fatal. We report 2 case summaries of retrograde intraoperative Type A aortic dissection from descending thoracic aortic injury during ascending aortic cannulation and provide a discussion on management.

Keywords: Aortic cannulation; Type A aortic dissection.

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