Surgical management of chronic type A aortic dissection in sub-Saharan Africa: a five-case series from a Beninese center.

Stanford type A aortic dissection is a condition associated with high mortality in the absence of prompt surgical management. In sub-Saharan Africa, both the diagnosis and management of the acute phase remain particularly challenging. Consequently, the few patients who survive the acute phase are often diagnosed during the chronic stage. We present a series of five cases of chronic type A aortic dissection surgically managed in Benin.