The dissection extended into the SMA, with a thrombosed ... of the thoracoabdominal aorta, with a maximal diameter of 3.8 cm, and a patent iliomesenteric bypass. The patient was discharged home ...

In order to perform surgery on your aorta, it is necessary to connect you to a heart-lung bypass machine. This machine takes over the work of the heart circulating oxygenated blood throughout the body ...