Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Online ISSN : 1883-4108
Print ISSN : 0285-1474
ISSN-L : 0285-1474
Total Aortic Arch Replacement with Open Stent-Grafting of Descending Thoracic Aorta for Chronic Type A Dissecting Aneurysm after Replacement of the Ascending Thoracic Aorta
A Case Report
Junetsu AkasakaYusuke TsuruYoshio NittaGoro TakayashiKoichi Tabayashi
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2003 Volume 32 Issue 3 Pages 168-171

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A 74-year-old woman underwent ascending aortic replacement due to acute type A dissection 2 years previously. She received total aortic arch replacement with open stent grafting of the descending thoracic aorta for enlargement of the residual aortic dissection in the aortic arch and descending thoracic aorta. Operative method and, intra- and post-operative protective method of spinal cord are reported and discussed.
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