title: A simplified inversion technique for the frozen elephant trunk procedure using a four-branched graft.
abstract: During the frozen elephant trunk (FET) procedure using a four-branched graft, making a distal anastomosis between the noninverted proximal graft and the distal stented aorta is quite challenging and takes time. Here, we introduce a simplified inversion technique for the FET procedure that uses a four-branched graft. This technique makes the distal anastomosis easy and secure, which would contribute to decreasing the circulatory arrest and ischemic time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chan-Young
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Na
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome