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Hemiarch replacement successfully treated a 40-year-old female with a peripartum type A acute aortic dissection despite a delayed diagnosis.
Case Report (n=1)
Acute aortic dissection should be considered in pregnant or postpartum women presenting with severe chest and back pain, as delayed diagnosis can be fatal but successful surgical intervention is possible.
May warrant aortic dissection evaluation in postpartum pain; leaves open need for prospective peripartum studies.
Aortic dissection is a rare but potentially lethal complication during pregnancy in young women and usually diagnosis could be overlooked. We reported a 40-year-old postpartum female with aortic dissection which developed in peripartum period. She complained of interscapular back pain and chest pain. The patient's pain had continued after caesarean section. She admitted to our clinic six days after this intervention. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed the aortic dissection. Hemiarch replacement performed successfully and the patient discharged uneventfully despite of delayed diagnosis.
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Sanrı et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Peripartum type A aortic dissection (n=1). Hemiarch replacement was evaluated on Patient survival and recovery. Hemiarch replacement successfully treated a 40-year-old female with a peripartum type A acute aortic dissection despite a delayed diagnosis.
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