Surgical repair of type B aortic dissection complicated by early postoperative lung vein and artery thrombosis

Authors
Thelin, S Karacagil, S Grewal, P Oxelbark, S Bergqvist, D
Citation
S. Thelin et al., Surgical repair of type B aortic dissection complicated by early postoperative lung vein and artery thrombosis, SC CARDIOVA, 33(4), 1999, pp. 248-249
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL
ISSN journal
14017431 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
248 - 249
Database
ISI
SICI code
1401-7431(1999)33:4<248:SROTBA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A 24-year old man with Marfan syndrome previously operated for abdominal ao rtic aneurysm and type A dissection sustained a type B dissection. He under went graft replacement of the descending and upper abdominal aorta, complic ated by infarction of the left upper lobe and lobectomy was carried out. Th e postoperative course was uneventful. The mechanism for this rare complica tion is discussed.