Staged Repair of Extensive Aortic Aneurysms | Zendy

Hazim J. Safi | Zendy; Charles C. Miller | Zendy; Anthony L. Estrera | Zendy; Tam T. Huynh | Zendy; Forrest S. Rubenstein | Zendy; Mahesh H. Subramaniam | Zendy; L. Maximilian Buja | Zendy

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Staged Repair of Extensive Aortic Aneurysms

Author(s) -

Hazim J. Safi,

Charles C. Miller,

Anthony L. Estrera,

Tam T. Huynh,

Forrest S. Rubenstein,

Mahesh H. Subramaniam,

L. Maximilian Buja

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/hc4901.100362

Subject(s) - medicine , elephant trunks , surgery , aneurysm , aortic arch , aorta , aortic aneurysm , stage (stratigraphy) , trunk , mortality rate , ascending aorta , stroke (engine) , mechanical engineering , ecology , engineering , biology , paleontology

Extensive aortic aneurysms (ascending aorta, aortic arch, and descending or thoracoabdominal aorta) require innovative surgical techniques. Some surgeons advocate a single procedure with long periods of profound hypothermia, whereas others use a staged approach. We adopted a two-staged procedure (elephant trunk technique) in 1991 for elective repair of extensive aortic aneurysms.

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