Acute aortic dissection at 33 weeks of gestation with fetal distress syndrome

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Aug;59(8):566-8. doi: 10.1007/s11748-010-0735-3. Epub 2011 Aug 18.

Abstract

The present report describes a female patient, 33 weeks pregnant, who demonstrated complicated abnormal placenta formation and fetal distress, and who presented with an acute type A aortic dissection. The patient underwent an immediate cesarean section and hysterectomy followed by a successful emergency surgical aortic repair, thereby obtaining a favorable outcome for both mother and baby.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Aortic Aneurysm* / diagnosis
  • Aortic Aneurysm* / surgery
  • Aortic Dissection* / diagnosis
  • Aortic Dissection* / surgery
  • Cesarean Section
  • Female
  • Fetal Distress* / diagnosis
  • Fetal Distress* / surgery
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Patient Care Team
  • Placenta Diseases / diagnosis
  • Placenta Diseases / surgery*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular* / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular* / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures
  • Whole Body Imaging