SUCCESSFUL OPERATIVE TREATMENT FOR ACUTE TRIPLE-BARRELED AORTIC DISSECTION IN A PATIENT WITH MARFANS-SYNDROME - REPORT OF A CASE

Triple barreled aortic dissection is a rare form of aortic dissection associated with high mortality. We report herein the case of a 41-year -old woman with Marfan's syndrome who developed acute triple-barreled aortic dissection from a Stanford type B dissecting aneurysm. Successf ul graft replacement of the proximal third of the descending thoracic aorta was subsequently performed. To the best of our knowledge, this i s the first case of successful operative treatment for an acute triple -barreled aortic dissection ever to be reported.