Painless retrograde type A aortic dissection followed conservative treatment of type B aortic dissection: a case report. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • BACKGROUND: Retrograde type A aortic dissection (RTAD) is a fatal aortic disease secondary to descending aortic dissection, and might be misdiagnosed due to its atypical symptoms lead to catastrophic outcomes. CASE PRESENTATION: We herein reported a case of a 40-year old Chinese non-comorbid man who received conservative treatment for acute type B aortic dissection and progressed to RTAD in a painless manner in a week. After open surgical aortic repair with stented elephant truck technique, the patient survived without obvious complication and cured with a satisfactory outcome in a half-year follow-up. CONCLUSION: This case indicates that RTAD may present without typical symptoms, early diagnosis and open surgical procedure are imperative for treating RTAD.

publication date

  • January 13, 2020

Research

keywords

  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Dissection
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
  • Conservative Treatment

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC6956508

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85077786351

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.amjms.2016.11.005

PubMed ID

  • 31931757

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 20

issue

  • 1