RT Book, Section
A1 Huh, Joseph
A1 LeMaire, Scott A.
A1 Coselli, Joseph S.
A2 Cohn, Lawrence H.
SR Print(0)
ID 55926508
T1 Chapter 53. Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
T2 Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 4e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163310-9
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55926508
RD 2024/04/19
AB Treating  aneurysms  that  arise  from  the  aortic  segments  distal  to  the  left  subclavian  artery  poses  challenges  that  are  distinct  from  those  presented  by  aneurysms  of  the  more  proximal  ascending  and  arch  segments.  The  distal  aortic  segments  comprise  the  descending  thoracic  aorta,  which  extends  from  the  left  subclavian  artery  to  the  diaphragm  within  the  chest,  and  the  abdominal  segment  that  extends  from  the  diaphragm  to  the  iliac  bifurcation.  The  diaphragm  divides  the  thoracic  aorta  from  the  abdominal  aorta.