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Vigo Team Saves Mother and Fetus With Aortic Repair During 24‑Week Pregnancy

Health officials called it a rare first in Galicia after a 24‑week emergency repair allowed the pregnancy to continue to a planned term delivery.

El jefe de Cirugía Cardíaca, el doctor Juan José Legarra, y los cirujanos cardíacos que intervinieron el caso, los doctoresRocío Casais y Francisco Estévez.
Manuel Álvarez e Isabel Carrera, con África en brazos, ayer, en Salvaterra.

Overview

  • The patient, 44 and in week 24 of gestation, arrived on May 1 with an acute type A aortic dissection requiring immediate open surgery.
  • Surgeons used extracorporeal circulation, cooled the patient to about 28°C, and instituted a temporary complete circulatory arrest of roughly 30 minutes to enable the repair.
  • The ascending aorta was replaced with a Dacron graft during a roughly six‑hour operation, with the remaining type B segment to be managed medically and monitored.
  • The mother was discharged 14 days post‑op, and a scheduled cesarean on August 5 delivered a healthy baby who is developing normally.
  • Sergas describes the outcome as an exceptional first in the region, and clinicians plan lifelong follow‑up for the mother with close checks initially every six months.