A case of paraplegia after graft replacement of the ascending aorta and the total aortic arch for the DeBakey type I acute aortic dissection
Sakurada, T.; Kikuchi, Y.; Nakashima, S.; Koushima, R.; Kondo, N.; Kusajima, K.
Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 50(12): 1041-1044
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252 PMID: 9388352 Document Number: 481723
A rare case of paraplegia after an emergency operation for DeBakey type I acute aortic dissection was reported. The patient was a 52-year-old female who complained of severe chest and back pain. She underwent graft replacement of the ascending aorta and the total aortic arch. No neurological symptoms were observed before the operation. The cause of the paraplegia was assumed to be a thrombotic occlusion of costal arteries which originated from the false lumen.