"Elephant trunk" and endovascular stentgrafting--a hybrid approach to the treatment of extensive thoracic aortic aneurysm.
A hybrid approach to elephant trunk technique for treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms combines a conventional surgical and endovascular therapy. Compared to surgery alone, there is a presumption that mortality and morbidity is reduced. We present a case report of a 42-year-old man with a giant aneurysm of the entire thoracic aorta, significant aortic and tricuspid regurgitation and ventricular septum defect. The patient underwent multiple consecutive operations and interventions having, among others, finally replaced the entire thoracic aorta with the use of the hybrid elephant trunk technique.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. tomasholubec@email.cz
Tomás
T
Holubec
Jan
J
Raupach
Jan
J
Dominik
Jan
J
Vojácek
D000328:Adult; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents