The Frozen Elephant Trunk Technique: European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Position and Bologna Experience

The Frozen Elephant Trunk Technique: European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Position and Bologna Experience

Complex lesions of the thoracic aorta are traditionally treated in 2 surgical steps with the elephant trunk technique. A relatively new approach is the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique, which potentially allows combined lesions of the thoracic aorta to be treated in a 1-stage procedure combin...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Luca Di Marco, Antonio Pantaleo, Alessandro Leone, Giacomo Murana, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Davide Pacini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017-12-01
Series:Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Aortic arch
Hybrid
Aortic surgery
Frozen elephant trunk
Online Access:http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.1.1

Internet

http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.1.1

Similar Items