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What is open surgery for Chronic Aortic Dissection?
Open surgery is still offered in select patients with chronic AD. The indications and how to do it are being discussed by Professor Mussa. The video highlights the steps of such operation
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Open surgery for patients with chronic aortic dissection has been tested for many, many decades and it works very well if it's done in high volume center by experienced surgeons. to big operation that require a detailed discussion with the patient and their family about what's the extent of the operation, what's to replace, and what kind of follow-up needed and the quality of life after surgery. Traditionally, it's an operation that involves the chest and the abdomen and replacing the disease aorta with a piece of synthetic material and reconnecting all the other blood vessels to that tube. As I said, it's an important big decision and needs to be done with full detail of the planned operation and the quality of life intended after surgery. you
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