Department of Cardiac Surgery, Claude Bernard University, Villeurbanne, France
Professor Fadi Farhat is a distinguished cardiac surgeon affiliated with Claude Bernard University in Villeurbanne, France. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1999 and completed a Ph.D. in 2006. In 2008, he was appointed as a Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Claude Bernard Lyon-1 University. His clinical expertise encompasses adult cardiovascular surgery and heart transplantation. In addition to his surgical practice, Professor Farhat is actively involved in medical education and research, contributing significantly to advancements in cardiac surgery.
Case Report
A Challenging Case of Endovascular Repair of a Thoracic Aortic Rupture
Author(s): Amine Fikani*, Fadi Farhat and Antoine Millon
Endovascular procedures are currently treating more complex cases. In this report, we present the case of a complex
aortic rupture in a patient with a type B aortic dissection. We describe step by step the procedure and we describe
other alternative surgical and endovascular techniques. We believe that as collective experience grows, endovascular
treatment limits can be pushed to replace surgery in more complex cases... View more»