| Staged repair of a chronic dissecting aneurysm with the two elephant trunks technique. | |
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PMID: 19932223 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The elephant trunk technique is a novel staged procedure for the treatment of an extensive thoracic aortic aneurysm. Occasionally, entrapment or obstruction in the smaller lumen occurs with the use of the elephant trunk technique in aortic dissection. The general procedure is to excise a generous portion of the dissecting septum distally for a chronic dissecting aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. We present the "two elephant trunks" technique. In this procedure, a single side-branched graft is placed in the descending aorta without excising the dissecting septum during a first-stage operation. This modification is simple to perform and has the possibility to prevent interval rupture for a chronic dissecting aneurysm. |
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Authors:
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Chul-Hyun Park; Chang-Hu Choi; Yang-Bin Jeon; Jae-Ik Lee; Sung-Youl Hyun; Kook-Yang Park |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Annals of thoracic surgery Volume: 88 ISSN: 1552-6259 ISO Abbreviation: Ann. Thorac. Surg. Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-25 Completed Date: 2010-01-05 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 15030100R Medline TA: Ann Thorac Surg Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e69-71 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gil Hospital, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Republic of Korea. cdgpch@gilhospital.com |
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Anastomosis, Surgical
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methods Aneurysm, Dissecting / radiography, surgery* Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / radiography, surgery* Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods* Brachiocephalic Trunk / surgery* Cardiopulmonary Bypass Carotid Artery, Common / surgery* Chronic Disease Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Middle Aged Thoracotomy Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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