Mid-Term Results of Frozen Elephant Trunk Technique for Chronic Aortic Dissection
Yoshitaka Yamane, Keijiro Katayama, Tomokuni Furukawa, Haruna Shimizu, Takanobu Okazaki, Taiichi Takasaki, T. Kurosaki, Shinya Takahashi
Abstract
: The FET technique for CAD provided good early results. Short insertion length of the FET, however, can induce dSINE, which requires an additional operation at mid-term. Thus, surgical indication of the FET technique for CAD must be discussed.
Topics & Concepts
Elephant trunksAortic dissectionTrunkDissection (medical)MedicineAnatomySurgeryAortaBiologyEcologyAortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsAortic aneurysm repair treatments