Minimally invasive approach for aortic arch surgery employing the frozen elephant trunk technique | Zendy

Ali Ahmad | Zendy; Petar Risteski | Zendy; Nestoras Papadopoulos | Zendy; Medhat Radwan | Zendy; Anton Moritz | Zendy; Andreas Zierer | Zendy

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Minimally invasive approach for aortic arch surgery employing the frozen elephant trunk technique

Author(s) -

Ali Ahmad,

Petar Risteski,

Nestoras Papadopoulos,

Medhat Radwan,

Anton Moritz,

Andreas Zierer

Publication year - 2016

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/ezv484

Subject(s) - elephant trunks , invasive surgery , arch , aortic arch , medicine , anatomy , surgery , aorta , geography , archaeology

Classically, repair of extensive thoracic aortic pathologies including the aortic arch and descending aorta required two separate major surgical procedures via full sternotomy and a subsequent left lateral thoracotomy. We describe herein our preliminary institutional experience with minimally invasive single-stage extended thoracic aortic replacement employing the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique via partial upper sternotomy (PUS) in 14 patients.

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