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An unusual case of Thoraflex displacement after blunt thoracic trauma during skiing

Author(s) -

Luca Di Marco,

Luca Botta,

Giacomo Murana,

Davide Pacini

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa269

Subject(s) - elephant trunks , blunt , medicine , aortic dissection , surgery , displacement (psychology) , thoracic trauma , blunt trauma , dissection (medical) , aorta , psychology , psychotherapist

We present a case of a patient, who had previously undergone a frozen elephant trunk procedure for acute non-A–non-B aortic dissection, and developed a traumatic new entry tear due to the displacement of the hybrid prosthesis while skiing. An emergency thoracic endovascular aortic repair was performed without postoperative complications.

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