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Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1397-1399
© 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Acute aortic dissection in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta

MD Yukinori Moriyama*, MD Takuji Nishida, MD Hitoshi Toyohira, MD Hideaki Saigenji, MD Shinji Shimokawa, MD Akira Taira, MD Kazumi Kuriwaki

Second Department of Surgery and First Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

Accepted for publication May 11, 1995.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Moriyama, Second Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Sakuragaoka 8-35-1, Kagoshima 890, Japan.

A case of osteogenesis imperfecta complicated with acute type A aortic dissection is presented. Emergency graft replacement of the ascending aorta was performed successfully despite the anticipated difficulties with tissue friability. Therefore, such an operation is suggested to be worthy of consideration and feasible in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta.




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