Aortic dissection - Stanford type A

Case contributed by Henry Knipe , 18 Aug 2015

Diagnosis certain

Changed by Henry Knipe, 13 Jul 2017

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Aortic dissection: ~~DeBakey~~Standford type 2A

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This aortic dissection is essentially limited to the ascending aorta making it a ~~DeBakey type 2 /~~ Stanford type A / DeBakey type 2.

~~-<p>This aortic dissection is essentially limited to the ascending aorta making it a DeBakey type 2 / Stanford type A. </p>~~
+<p>This aortic dissection is essentially limited to the ascending aorta making it a Stanford type A / DeBakey type 2. </p>

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Stanford type A / DeBakey type 2 ~~/ Stanford type A~~.

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~~What classification is~~How can this aortic dissection be classified?