The frozen elephant trunk technique for the treatment of extensive thoracic aortic aneurysms: Operative results and follow-up

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 286-290

  Karck, Matthias ^a   Chavan, Ajay ^a   Khaladj, Nawid ^a   Friedrich, Holger ^b   Hagl, Christian ^a   Haverich, Axel ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Curative AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic arch replacement; Elephant trunk technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BLEEDING; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DESCENDING AORTA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; STERNOTOMY; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THROMBOGENESIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REOPERATION; THROMBOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22544437586     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.02.046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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