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General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1/2019

01-01-2019 | SPECIAL EDITION

Is the frozen elephant trunk frozen?

Authors: Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Giacomo Murana, Luca Di Marco, Jacopo Alfonsi, Gregorio Gliozzi, Ciro Amodio, Alessandro Leone, Davide Pacini

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

The elephant trunks, either conventional or frozen represent the major technical improvements in the treatment of complex thoracic aortic disease. In the last decades, these useful techniques progressively evolved along with the introduction of new devices to facilitate the procedure and ameliorate post-operative results. The latest multi-branched hybrid FET prostheses give us the opportunity to greatly facilitate graft implantation and reduce operative times. The following review will provide an overview of the FET technique throughout the current available devices, possible surgical indications and principal surgical steps.
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Metadata
Title
Is the frozen elephant trunk frozen?
Authors
Roberto Di Bartolomeo
Giacomo Murana
Luca Di Marco
Jacopo Alfonsi
Gregorio Gliozzi
Ciro Amodio
Alessandro Leone
Davide Pacini
Publication date
01-01-2019
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-018-0911-4

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