Fig. 1A - Thoracoabdominal CT scan revealed Stanford type A acute aortic dissection extending below the renal arteries AAo- Ascending aorta, DAo Descending aorta, Flap (blue arrow), PT-Pulmonary trunk, TL - True lumen, 1B and C - Intraoperative images reveal the thrombosed false lumen (asterisk), and the Gortex conduit placed in the ascending aorta (blue ellipse)