The elephant trunk technique: a new complication.
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.
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Thoracic and Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital, Siena, Italy.
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Frati
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Sassi
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D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged