Intraoperative Type B Aortic Dissection With Malperfusion in a Patient With Marfan Syndrome

Joseph M Obeid; Michael Sacca; Yocheved Strum; Jennifer Regan; Christopher La Mendola; Newell Robinson; Eddy Barasch; Timothy I Carter

doi:10.1016/j.atssr.2023.12.006

Intraoperative Type B Aortic Dissection With Malperfusion in a Patient With Marfan Syndrome

Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2024 Jan 3;2(2):216-219. doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2023.12.006. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Authors

Joseph M Obeid¹, Michael Sacca², Yocheved Strum³, Jennifer Regan⁴, Christopher La Mendola⁴, Newell Robinson⁴, Eddy Barasch^{5

6}, Timothy I Carter⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York.
² Department of Vascular Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, West Islip, New York.
³ Department of Genetic Counseling, Good Samaritan Hospital, West Islip, New York.
⁴ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Francis Hospital, Roslyn, New York.
⁵ Department of Research and Education, St Francis Hospital, Roslyn, New York.
⁶ Department of Cardiac Imaging, St Francis Hospital, Roslyn, New York.

Abstract

We present the case of a 72-year-old man diagnosed with an aortic root aneurysm who was then diagnosed with Marfan syndrome. The patient suffered an intraoperative type B dissection with lower extremity malperfusion managed with an axillary-bifemoral extra-anatomic bypass.

Publication types

Case Reports