Key result
Perioperative TEE aids diagnosis and surgical decisions in acute aortic dissection complicating AAA repair.
Why the study?
Acute aortic dissection is a rare and fatal complication during open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm, and the usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in this setting requires illustration.
Case Report (n=1)
Perioperative TEE is a useful tool for detecting and guiding the management of acute aortic dissection complicating open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
ACUTE AORTIC DISSECTION (AAD) is a rare and fatal complication that can develop during open repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).1 Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a helpful tool to detect this rare complication during surgery.1 In the present report, a case of retrograde Stanford type-A aortic dissection (AD) with severe aortic regurgitation (AR) that developed during emergent open repair of an infrarenal aortic aneurysm is described. It was observed that perioperative TEE was useful for diagnosis and operative decision-making during the management of AD.
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Kainuma et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Acute aortic dissection during open repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (n=1). Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was evaluated on Diagnosis and operative decision-making. Perioperative transesophageal echocardiography was useful for diagnosis and operative decision-making during the management of acute aortic dissection complicating abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
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