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Clinical Medicine of China
; (12): 1246-1248, 2011.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-423341
ABSTRACT
Objective To summarize our experience in endovascular repair of 83 cases with type B aortic dissection.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed in 83 cases of type B aortic dissections who were treated in our hospital.Results The surgical procedure was successful for all the patients.Two patients died peri-operatively.One case encountered a coma,but no post-operative paraplegia occurred.Conclusion Endovascular repair for type B aortic dissection is a micro-invasive,safe and effective technique.Long-term follow-up is required to give a comprehensive evaluation.