Open AccessTotal arch replacement with long elephant trunk anastomosed at the base of the innominate artery: a single-centre longitudinal experience
Author(s) -
Haruhiko Kondoh,
K Taniguchi,
Toshihiro Funatsu,
Köichi Toda,
Takafumi Masai,
Tsuyoshi Takahashi,
Satoru Kuki
Publication year - 2012
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/ezs117
Subject(s) - medicine , elephant trunks , descending aorta , aneurysm , surgery , aortic arch , trunk , thrombosis , aorta , paraplegia , brachiocephalic artery , thoracic aorta , spinal cord , psychiatry , biology , ecology
Total arch replacement, with a long elephant trunk (ET) anastomosed at the base of the innominate artery using an undersized graft, is performed for a variety of arch aneurysms. We investigated the long-term clinical outcomes of this procedure, as well as its long-term effectiveness for preventing retrograde flow into the aneurysm and further dilation of the descending aorta.
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