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In this article, we report on the case of an 85-year-old woman with a history of left pulmonary tuberculosis, who was referred for Stanford type A acute aortic dissection. A… Click to show full abstract
In this article, we report on the case of an 85-year-old woman with a history of left pulmonary tuberculosis, who was referred for Stanford type A acute aortic dissection. A preoperative chest X-ray and computed tomography revealed extreme mediastinal deviation to the left. We decided to perform surgery with left rib-cross thoracotomy. This approach yielded excellent exposure of the aortic root, ascending aorta and aortic arch. Following an uneventful operative and postoperative course, the patient was discharged on the 21st postoperative day.
Journal Title: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Year Published: 2019
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