title: Facilitated aortic arch repair with the frozen elephant trunk technique.
abstract: The frozen elephant trunk, combining together surgical and endovascular techniques, has been developed to treat patients with extensive disease of the thoracic aorta. In this article, we report three cases in which the frozen elephant trunk could facilitate surgical arch repair and patients' management.
authors: Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna University, Italy. marco.dieusanio2@unibo.it
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Di Eusanio
authors: Francesco D
authors: FD
authors: Petridis
authors: Davide
authors: D
authors: Pacini
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Di Bartolomeo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed