The thoracoabdominal aortic replacement surgery involves replacing a patient's thoracoabdominal aorta with an artificial graft to treat extensive aneurysms or aortic dissection.
This surgery is extremely complex, with the surgical incision on the patient potentially extending up to a meter.
The thoracoabdominal aorta branches to be replaced during surgery include many, such as the intercostal arteries supplying the spinal cord, bilateral renal arteries, celiac trunk, superior and inferior mesenteric arteries, and bilateral common iliac arteries.
The entire surgery can take over ten hours, with thrombosis dislodgement easily occurring during the operation, leading to accidental situations like cerebral infarction, and postoperative complications such as pulmonary infection and renal function impairment are also common!
In short, it's an indisputably major surgery, demanding extraordinarily high proficiency from the chief surgeon.
