Surgical Treatment of Aortic Dissection

SECTION I INTRODUCTION: Definitions. Classifications. History. SECTION II BASIC CONSIDERATIONS: Incidence. Etiology. Gross Pathology. Histoloty and Ultrastructure. Pathogenesis. SECTION III CLINICAL PRESENTATION, DIAGNOSIS, And INDICATIONS: Clinical Presentation of Acute Aortic Dissection. Diagnosis. Indications for Surgery. SECTION IV SURGICAL TACTICS and TECHCNIQUES: Perioperative Management. General Considerations and Technical Adjuncts. Proximal Aortic Dissection. Distal Aortic Dissection. Organ Ischemia. Acute Iatrogenic Dissection. Concomitant Conditions. Alternative Procedures. Reoperation for Aortic Dissection. SECTION V RESULTS and FOLLOW-UP: Early and Late Mortality and the Role of Reoperation. Follow-Up.