Ascending Aortic Repair and Simultaneous Femoro-Femoral Crossover Bypass for Acute DeBakey Type I Dissection with Leg Ischemia

Abstract

A 61-year-old man was admitted with acute Type A aortic dissection DeBakey Type I with clinical and radiographic signs of left iliac artery occlusion and leg ischemia. He underwent simultaneous ascending aortic repair and surgical femoro-femoral crossover bypass with immediate restoration of leg perfusion as assessed with peripheral near-infrared spectroscopy. The postoperative course was uneventful. Follow-up computed tomography demonstrated occlusion of the left external iliac artery and patent crossover bypass.

Key Words

Aortic dissection - Subclavian artery - Ischemia

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