The elephant trunk technique: A new complication

Eugenio Neri; Thomas Toscano; Giacomo Frati; Carlo Sassi

The elephant trunk technique: A new complication

Eugenio Neri, Thomas Toscano, Giacomo Frati, Carlo Sassi

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Abstract

We describe a complication that occurred during the 2nd stage of an "elephant trunk" aortic replacement. The patient was a 58-year-old woman who had undergone graft replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic arch with the elephant trunk technique for an acute, Stanford type-A aortic dissection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	220-222
Number of pages	3
Journal	Texas Heart Institute Journal
Volume	28
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 2001

Keywords

Anastomosis, surgical/methods
Aneurysm, dissecting/surgery
Aorta, thoracic/surgery
Aortic aneurysm/surgery
Blood vessel prosthesis/methods

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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