Frontiers in Surgery (Jul 2023)

Case report: Total arch replacement with a frozen elephant trunk utilizing open hybrid in-situ fenestration technique for thoracic aortic arch aneurysm

  • Yusuke Takei,
  • Yusuke Takei,
  • I-Hui Wu,
  • Chih-Yang Chan,
  • Nai-Hsin Chi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1224013
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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IntroductionThe frozen elephant trunk technique is a surgical procedure developed for concomitant repair of downstream descending thoracic aorta as a first stage operation for arch resections. Proximalization of the sutured anastomosis reduces technical difficulty of total arch replacement. In this procedure, an anastomosis is performed more proximally using a stent graft. Connect the head and neck vessels are created using in-situ fenestration method.Case presentationThis study presents the case of a 78-year-old woman with a large thoracic aortic arch aneurysm that was successfully treated with a modified frozen elephant trunk technique (open in situ fenestration). For this method, a hole was created in the neck branches (the left subclavian artery and left common carotid artery), and peripheral stent grafts were placed to simplify neck branch reconstruction. This minimized the risk of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and bleeding and shortened the procedure time.ConclusionThe outcomes of this study showed a safe alternative total arch replacement procedure.

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