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A modified frozen elephant trunk hybrid device to facilitate supra‐aortic trunk anastomosis
Author(s) -
Masiello Paolo,
Mastrogiovanni Generoso,
Chivasso Pierpaolo,
Triggiani Donato,
Cafarelli Francesco,
Iesu Severino
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.15208
Subject(s) - medicine , elephant trunks , sternum , anastomosis , anatomy , trunk , perfusion , aorta , surgery , aortic arch , radiology , ecology , biology
Abstract Reimplantation of the supra‐aortic vessels can be challenging with Thoraflex Hybrid. A device modification made the vessel lengths more appropriate and the position of the neo‐vessels in the chest avoided malpositioning and kinking and facilitated sternum closure; this may improve operating times as well as allowing complete and continuous cerebral trivascular perfusion and corrects positioning of the intrathoracic vessels.