Bentall Procedure for the Treatment of Aortic Dissection After Cardiac Transplant: A Case Report


Saritas B., Sezgin A., Korun O., Ozkan M., Akay T., Aslamaci S.

EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION, cilt.7, sa.4, ss.249-251, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.249-251
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Heart transplant, Aortic dissection, Reoperation, ORTHOTOPIC HEART-TRANSPLANTATION, ALLOGRAFT RECIPIENT
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Aortic dissection affecting the donor aorta after cardiac transplant is a rarely seen complication. Data on the literature about the subject is restricted to case reports. Here, we present a case of type A aortic dissection after cardiac transplant that was successfully treated by the Bentall procedure.