Management of Acute, Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection.

Management of acute complicated Type B aortic dissection (TBAD) requires a multidisciplinary approach with careful evaluation and understanding of the complicating features. Patients who present with or progress to a complicated TBAD must be triaged and managed rapidly due to the high morbidity and mortality even in the presence of optimal medical, endovascular, and open therapies. When required, invasive therapies can be broken down most simply into four treatments: thoracic endograft placement, aortic fenestration, branch vessel stenting, and open repair.