Figure 105h_c

This dissection involves both the ascending and descending aortic segments as well as the intervening arch. At surgery, an intimal tear was found just distal to the left subclavian artery. This variety is represented in the right panel in the diagram.

(From Lindsay J Jr. Aortic dissection. In: Lindsay J Jr, ed. Diseases of the Aorta. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger; 1994:137. Reproduced with permission from the publisher and author.)