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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;23:850-851
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Letter to the Editor

Intimo-intimal intussusception: a rare clinical form of aortic dissection

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bursa Yüksek Ihtisas Teaching and Research Hospital, Duacinari, Bursa 16330, Turkey

Received 2 January 2003; accepted 22 January 2003.

^* Corresponding author. Bursa Yüksek Ihtisas Teaching and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Duacinari, 16330, Bursa, Turkey. Tel.: +90-224-360-5050; fax: +90-224-360-5055
e-mail: syavuz@ttnet.net.tr

Key Words: Intimo-intimal intussusception • Aortic dissection • Aortic regurgitation • Left ventricle

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We read with great interest the case report by Touati et al. [1]. They have drawn our attention to a rare clinical presentation of acute aortic dissection. We congratulate the authors on successful surgical treatment in such a complicated case.

We have recently reported another rare complication of aortic dissection [2]. We have experienced a case in which aortic dissection was complicated with aortic regurgitation by a rare mechanism occurring intimal flap prolapsing through the aortic valve into the left ventricle.

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