Acute aortic dissection in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta

A case of osteogenesis imperfecta complicated with acute type A aortic dissection is presented. Emergency graft replacement of the ascending aorta was performed successfully despite the anticipated difficulties with tissue friability. Therefore, such an operation is suggested to be worthy of conside...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1995-11, Vol.60 (5), p.1397-1399
Hauptverfasser:	Moriyama, Yukinori, Nishida, Takuji, Toyohira, Hitoshi, Saigenji, Hideaki, Shimokawa, Shinji, Taira, Akira, Kuriwaki, Kazumi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Adult Aneurysm, Dissecting - complications Aneurysm, Dissecting - surgery Aortic Aneurysm - complications Aortic Aneurysm - surgery Biological and medical sciences Blood Vessel Prosthesis Cardiopulmonary Bypass Diseases of the osteoarticular system Emergencies Humans Male Medical sciences Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases Osteogenesis Imperfecta - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of osteogenesis imperfecta complicated with acute type A aortic dissection is presented. Emergency graft replacement of the ascending aorta was performed successfully despite the anticipated difficulties with tissue friability. Therefore, such an operation is suggested to be worthy of consideration and feasible in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/0003-4975(95)00551-U