Emergency endovascular treatment of complicated type B Acute dissection of the aorta
Although Type B dissection accounts for 25–40% of all aortic dissections, their treatment remains to date quite controversial. In acute complicated cases (visceral malperfusion, refractory pain, etc.), surgical treatment is generally recommended, but is still associated with a high rate of morbimort...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2016-12-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Heart Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260815000976 |
| Summary: | Although Type B dissection accounts for 25–40% of all aortic dissections, their treatment remains to date quite controversial. In acute complicated cases (visceral malperfusion, refractory pain, etc.), surgical treatment is generally recommended, but is still associated with a high rate of morbimortality.
Implantation of endoprosthesis has been proposed as an alternative therapy for patients with high surgical risk.
Reports support that endovascular stent-graft treatments of a complicated type B acute dissection produce a short and medium term satisfactory results. |
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| ISSN: | 1110-2608 |