Modified and “Reverse” Frozen Elephant Trunk Repairs for Extensive Disease and Complications After Stent Grafting Brian Lima, MD, Eric E. Roselli, MD, Edward G. Soltesz, MD, MPH, Douglas R. Johnston, MD, Akshat C. Pujara, MD, Jahanzaib Idrees, BS, Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 93, Issue 1, Pages 103-109 (January 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.034 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Intraoperative image. (B) Postoperative volume-rendered computed tomography 3-dimensional reconstruction depicting proximal suture fixation of the in situ FET with direct anastomosis to the graft for arch replacement. (FET = frozen elephant trunk; LtSC = left subclavian artery; SVG to PDA = saphenous vein graft to posterior descending artery.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 103-109DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.034) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Survival after single-stage or reverse frozen elephant trunk repair. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 103-109DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.034) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions