The frozen elephant trunk technique for the treatment of complicated type B aortic dissection with involvement of the aortic arch: multicentre early experience
- Weiss, G.
- Tsagakis, K.
- Jakob, H.
- Mascaro, J.
- Mestres, C. A.
- Sioris, T.
- Grabenwoger, M.
- DI BARTOLOMEO, ROBERTO
- PACINI, DAVIDE
- BARBERIO, GIUSEPPE
Publication date
January 2015
DOIAbstract
OBJECTIVES: Providing effective treatment for complicated type B aortic dissection (AD) with concomitant pathologies of the aortic arch or ascending aorta is challenging, especially if the aortic anatomy is contraindicated for thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). We present the early results of a multicentre study using the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique for type B AD
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