Why the study?
Does the presence of an anastomotic leak after ascending aortic replacement for acute type A aortic dissection increase residual aortic growth?
Population
34 patients who underwent ascending aortic replacement for acute type A aortic dissection and were followed…
Comparison
Presence of anastomotic leak vs Absence of anastomotic leak
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
over 6 months
Authors
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Anastomotic leak after ascending aortic replacement for acute type A aortic dissection significantly contributes to remnant aortic growth, highlighting the need for sophisticated reapproximation techniques.
Does the presence of an anastomotic leak after ascending aortic replacement for acute type A aortic dissection increase residual aortic growth?
Anastomotic leak after ascending aortic replacement for acute type A aortic dissection significantly contributes to remnant aortic growth, highlighting the need for sophisticated reapproximation techniques.
Tanaka et al. (2009) studied this question.
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