Abstract
Emergency or urgent thoracoabdominal aortic replacement in octogenarians has high morbidity and mortality rates due to decrease in the potential of other organs because of their age and the high invasiveness. Here, report a case of an 81-year-old woman who was diagnosed as having an impending rupture in an acute type A dissecting aneurysm complicated with a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, who was rescued successfully by replacement of the thoracoabdominal aorta, under epidural perfusion cooling.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 387-390 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 Sep |
Keywords
- Acute dissecting aneurysm
- Epidural perfusion cooling
- Octogenarian
- Spinal fluid drainage
- Thoracoabdominal aortic replacement
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine