[Aortic Root Partial Reconstruction Combined with Intraoperative Aortic Dissection:Report of a Case].

A 73-year-old woman with Valsalva aneurysm and mitral regurgitation was introduced to our department. We performed combined operation including aortic root partial repair and mitral valve repair. After wenning from cardiopulmonary bypass, intraoperative aortic dissection was confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography from the ascending aorta to the descending aorta, entry was near to proximal anastomosis line of the ascending aorta. To avoid...