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- Title
Application of the reversed elephant trunk technique during total thoracoabdominal replacement in patients with Marfan's syndrome.
- Authors
Shiiya, Norihiko; Yasuda, Keishu; Murashita, Toshifumi; Kubota, Takehiro; Suto, Yukio; Miyatake, Tsukasa; Takigami, Kou; Hatta, Eiichiro; Yoshimoto, Kimihiro; Matsui, Yoshiro; Shiiya, N; Yasuda, K; Murashita, T; Kubota, T; Suto, Y; Miyatake, T; Takigami, K; Hatta, E; Yoshimoto, K; Matsui, Y
- Abstract
The reversed elephant trunk operation has been applied in patients with extensive aortic involvement as a scheduled staged operation. We report application of the same technique in two patients with Marfan's syndrome. The two patients underwent total replacement of the thoracoabdominal aorta for a DeBakey IIIb aortic dissection. The proximal end of the prosthetic graft was invaginated to facilitate future proximal operation. No complication related to the trunk had been observed during the follow-up period.
- Publication
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 1998, Vol 13, Issue 1, p56
- ISSN
0886-0440
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8191.1998.tb01056.x