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Entry Closure and Aortic Tailoring for Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chubu Rosai Hospital
¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

For reprint information contact: Katsuhiko Matsuyama, MD, Tel: 81 52 652 5511, Fax: 81 52 653 3533, Email: k-matsuy{at}f3.dion.ne.jp, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chubu Rosai Hospital, 1-10-6 Komei, Minato-ku, Nagoya, 455-8530, Japan.

Although graft replacement for chronic type B dissection is the standard operation, this operation is invasive to some extent, and the mortality and morbidity remain high. We describe a simple and less invasive technique using initial entry closure and aortic tailoring of the dissected lumen.