[A case report on concomitant graft replacement of the total aortic root and the transverse aortic arch for type A acute aortic dissection associated with annuloaortic ectasia].

A 49-year-old man with type A acute aortic dissection associated with annuloaortic ectasia (AAE) underwent the concomitant graft replacement of the total aortic root and the transverse aortic arch. This operation was performed with an aid of extracorporeal circulation, blood cardioplegia, selective cerebral perfusion and open distal anastomosis. The operative technique consisted of total aortic root replacement using a composite graft and total arch replacement using four vessel graft. This case suggests that type A acute aortic dissection associated with AAE involving aortic arch could be treated by concomitant graft replacement of the total aortic root and the transverse aortic arch.