title: The elephant trunk procedure for aortic aneurysm repair: an illustrated guide to surgical technique with CT correlation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive overview of a relatively new surgical aortic procedure, the elephant trunk technique. In conjunction with information from the literature, a series of illustrations provide a detailed description of the surgical procedure and postoperative appearance with CT correlation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This article explains the rationale behind a staged thoracic aortic surgery, describes and illustrates the surgical technique used to perform the elephant trunk procedure and the normal postoperative imaging appearance, and discusses potential complications specific to the elephant trunk procedure.
authors: The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Pjohnso5@jhmi.edu
authors: Pamela T
authors: PT
authors: Johnson
authors: Frank M
authors: FM
authors: Corl
authors: James H
authors: JH
authors: Black
authors: Elliot K
authors: EK
authors: Fishman
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*