title: Frozen elephant trunk technique for acute type A aortic dissection.
abstract: We present a case of a 59-year old male with a Stanford type A aortic dissection (DeBakey type I) extending from the sinotubular junction to the abdominal aorta. The patient was treated by a combined surgical and endovascular repair (frozen elephant trunk technique) using a specially designed hybrid prosthesis (E-vita open, Jotec GmbH). This onstage hybrid procedure enables simultaneous treatment of the ascending aorta, the aortic arch and the descending aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Hietzing, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gorlitzer
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Folkmann
authors.forename: Ferdinand
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Waldenberger
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moidl
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czerny
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grabenwoger
keywords: Endovascular aortic repair; Frozen elephant trunk technique; Type A aortic dissection