Surgical StrategiesClinical Decision-Makingacute aortic dissectiontype A aortic sectionbypassopen surgerybrainleg
When do I need open surgery for Aortic Dissection?
Not all patients will require repair. Professor Mussa plainly explains when surgery is needed and why open surgery is still required in some cases
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Open surgery for patients with acute aortic dissection really has decreased tremendously after the innovation of a stent. The stent now treats most of the complications that we used to treat with open surgery and used to have a high complication rate. However, open surgery is still important to treat, for instance, do a bypass if the leg is not getting enough blood flow or the brain is not getting enough flow. And definitely with patients who have what's called type A aortic section, open surgery is almost always the right choice.
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