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Frozen Elephant Trunk: A technique which can be offered in complex pathology to fix the whole aorta in one setting [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2011
We report a case of treating complex aortic pathology with the use of the Frozen Elephant Trunk technique in a patient with chronic type B aortic dissecting aneurysm associated with arch and ascending aorta dilatation, proximal aortic disease and ...
Kratimenos Theodoros, Ashrafian Hutan, Anagnostakou Vania, Kokotsakis John, Athanasiou Thanos   +4 more
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Risk factors, prevention, and therapy of intraluminal stent thrombosis in frozen elephant trunk prostheses—what we know so far

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Intraluminal thrombus formation (ILT) is a recently discovered and highly clinically relevant complication after frozen elephant trunk implantation in cardiovascular surgery.
Florian Helms, Bastian Schmack, Alexander Weymann, Reza Poyanmehr, Andreas Martens, Jawad Salman, Alina Zubarevich, Jan D. Schmitto, Arjang Ruhparwar, Aron-Frederik Popov   +9 more
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Surgical treatment of complex aneurysms and thoracic aortic dissections with the Frozen Elephant Trunk technique

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2015
Objective:Report initial experience with the Frozen Elephant Trunk technique.Methods:From July 2009 to October 2013, Frozen Elephant Trunk technique was performed in 21 patients (66% male, mean age 56 ±11 years).
Ricardo Ribeiro Dias, José Augusto Duncan, Diego Sarty Vianna, Leandro Batisti de Faria, Fábio Fernandes, Félix José Álvares Ramirez, Charles Mady, Fábio Biscegli Jatene   +7 more
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Frozen elephant trunk with straight vascular prosthesis [PDF]

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
We present a recapitulation of 15 years of experience starting with conception, inception, development, and clinical implementation and application of the E-vita open hybrid graft. Concomitantly, we delve into surgical techniques that shaped our clinical results. Introduced in February 2005, the novel "Essen I Prosthesis", was first-in-human surgically
Jakob, Heinz G., Idhrees, Mohammed, Bashir, Mohamad   +2 more
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Frozen Elephant Trunk Procedure [PDF]

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2019
Aortic arch pathology including aneurysm and dissection poses a significant technical challenge to operative repair, often requiring 2-stage repair via sternotomy followed by left thoracotomy. The traditional elephant trunk procedure was developed to facilitate this 2-stage approach.
George J. Arnaoutakis, Tomas D. Martin, Thomas M. Beaver   +2 more
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Hybrid technology in the surgical treatment of proximal aortic dissection

Российский кардиологический журнал, 2018
Aim. To assess results of Meshalkin National Research Medical Center and Tomsk National Research Medical Center in surgical treatment of DeBakey type I aortic dissection using hybrid technologies (“frozen elephant trunk”) compared with classical standard
A. M. Chernyavsky, M. M. Lyashenko, D. A. Syrota, D. S. Khvan, B. N. Kozlov, D. S. Panfilov, V. L. Lukinov   +6 more
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Left axillary cannulation for acute type A aortic dissection

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022
The most commonly used arterial cannulation sites for type A aortic dissection are right axillary artery, femoral artery and both. Direct central aortic cannulation has also been reported.
Yang-Xue Sun, Mao-Long Meng, Gang Li, Hong-Wei Guo   +3 more
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Elephant trunks in aortic surgery: Fresh and frozen [PDF]

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2013
Aneurysmal diseases are often silent but can cause potentially life-threatening complications in cases of dissection or rupture. Surgical strategies depend on the involved part of the aorta and frequently require extracorporeal circulation and circulatory arrest.
Hagl, Christian, Pichlmaier, Maximilian, Khaladj, Nawid   +2 more
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Total arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk technique for Kommerell’s diverticulum with a right-sided aortic arch and aberrant left subclavian artery

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2023
Background Kommerell’s diverticulum with a right-sided aortic arch and aberrant left subclavian artery is uncommon. We perforemed a single-stage procedure with the frozen elephant trunk technique.
Naoto Yabu, Tomoyuki Minami, Ryo Izubuchi, Takahiro Kojima, Ichiya Yamazaki   +4 more
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Successful one‐stage operation for type B acute intramural hematoma with descending aortic rupture

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
A 76‐year‐old man who complained of back pain was referred to our hospital. Computed tomography revealed an intramural hematoma with a descending aortic rupture.
Akihisa Furuta, Hironobu Morimoto, Shogo Mukai, Daisuke Futagami, Junya Kitaura   +4 more
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