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. 2022 Apr 18:13:4-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.03.022. eCollection 2022 Jun.

A dissection … of the Dacron?

John M Trahanas  1 , Omar A Jarral  1 , G Chad Hughes  1
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A dissection … of the Dacron?

John M Trahanas et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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Aorta at 9 and 13 months postoperatively showing pseudointimal Dacron graft dissection.
Figure 1
Figure 1
Coronal reconstruction computed tomography angiography images of the aorta at 9 (left panel) and 13 (right panel) months postoperatively demonstrating pseudointimal Dacron graft dissection. Note that the pseudointimal flap is limited to the Dacron-replaced segment of aorta.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Axial computed tomography angiography images of the aorta at 9 (left panel) and 13 (right panel) months post-operatively demonstrating stable pseudointimal Dacron graft dissection.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Postoperative 3-dimensional computed tomography angiography reconstruction of the aorta with pseudointimal flap in Dacron-replaced segment indicated (arrow).
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