Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for hemolysis 17 years after insertion of classical elephant trunk: a case report

Abstract Background The classical elephant trunk (ET) technique is a very useful surgical procedure; however, haemolysis in the aorta associated with ET has been previously reported. It normally occurs within several years after the surgery, and it is a rare case of rapidly progressing haemolysis 10...

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Main Authors: Atsuyuki Mitsuishi, Nobuyuki Hirose, Unpei Okamoto, Tatsuya Noguchi, Juri Kawaguchi, Yujiro Miura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02415-x