'Double layer' frozen elephant trunk with balloon endoclamping: a technique to simplify the 2-stage open repair of thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms. (12th March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Di Eusanio, Marco; Berretta, Paolo; Cefarelli, Mariano; Gatta, Emanuele
• Is Part Of: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery. Volume 58:Number 2(2020)
• Page Start: 389
• Page End: 391
• Publication Date: 2020-03-12
• Subjects: Frozen elephant trunk (FET) -- Thoraco-abdominal aorta replacement -- Thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.54
• DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa070
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1010-7940

Abstract

Abstract: Staged replacement of the aortic arch and thoraco-abdominal aorta (TAA) with a frozen elephant trunk followed by TAA repair is a valuable treatment for patients with chronic TAA dissection. However, in patients with an unclampable descending thoracic aorta, the retrieval of the trunk can be problematic and the proximal stent graft-to-graft anastomosis technically challenging. Here we present our 'double layer' frozen elephant trunk technique to treat patients with TAA dissection.