Repair of acute aortic dissection in an octogenarian with prior thoracoplasty

Kazuhiro Kurisu; Toshiro Iwai; Yuichiro Kado; Tomoyuki Ono; Yuma Motomatsu; Yoshie Ochiai

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.03.103

Repair of acute aortic dissection in an octogenarian with prior thoracoplasty

Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Nov;94(5):1721-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.03.103.

Authors

Kazuhiro Kurisu¹, Toshiro Iwai, Yuichiro Kado, Tomoyuki Ono, Yuma Motomatsu, Yoshie Ochiai

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu Kosei Nenkin Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan. kkurisu@qkn-hosp.jp

PMID: 23098953
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.03.103

Abstract

Cardiovascular surgery is challenging in patients who have previously undergone thoracoplasty because of severe chest deformity and impaired pulmonary function. We report a case of an octogenarian with prior left thoracoplasty, who successfully underwent surgical repair of an acute aortic dissection through a standard median sternotomy. We suggest that prior thoracoplasty might not necessarily be an exclusion criterion for aortic surgery in cases with adequate pulmonary function.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Dissection / surgery*
Female
Humans
Thoracoplasty
Vascular Surgical Procedures