Progress of the treatment for extended aortic aneurysms; is the frozen elephant trunk technique the next standard in the treatment of complex aortic disease including the arch?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1007-1013

  Karck, Matthias ^a   Kamiya, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endovascular stent graft; Extended thoracic aneurysms; Frozen elephant trunk

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; ELEPHANT TRUNK TECHNIQUE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; PARAPLEGIA; STENTS;

EID: 43049183422     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.02.030     Document Type: Review

References (59)

1. Ogino H., Ueda Y., Sugita T., Matsuyama K., Matsubayashi K., Nomoto T., and Yoshioka T. Aortic arch repairs through three different approaches. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 19 1 (2001) 25-29
2. Borst H.G., Walterbusch G., and Schaps D. Extensive aortic replacement using "elephant trunk" prosthesis. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 31 1 (1983) 37-40
3. Safi H.J., Miller III C.C., Estrera A.L., Villa M.A., Goodrick J.S., Porat E., and Azizzadeh A. Optimization of aortic arch replacement: two-stage approach. Ann Thorac Surg 83 2 (2007) S815-S818
4. LeMaire S.A., Carter S.A., and Coselli J.S. The elephant trunk technique for staged repair of complex aneurysms of the entire thoracic aorta. Ann Thorac Surg. 81 5 (2006) 1561-1569
5. Svensson L.G., Kim K.H., Blackstone E.H., Alster J.M., McCarthy P.M., Greenberg R.K., Sabik J.F., D'Agostino R.S., Lytle B.W., and Cosgrove D.M. Elephant trunk procedure: newer indications and uses. Ann Thorac Surg 78 1 (2004) 109-116
6. Rokkas C.K., and Kouchoukos N.T. Single-stage extensive replacement of the thoracic aorta: the arch-first technique. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 117 1 (1999) 99-105
7. Westaby S., and Katsumata T. Proximal aortic perfusion for complex arch and descending aortic disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 115 1 (1998) 162-167
8. Massimo C.G., Perna A.M., Cruz Quadron E.A., and Artounian R.V. Extended and total simultaneous aortic replacement: latest technical modifications and improved results with thirty-four patients. J Card Surg 12 4 (1997) 261-269
9. Dake M.D., Miller D.C., Mitchell R.S., Semba C.P., Moore K.A., and Sakai T. The "first generation" of endovascular stent-grafts for patients with aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 116 5 (1998) 689-703
10. Karck M., Chavan A., Hagl C., Friedrich H., Galanski M., and Haverich A. The frozen elephant trunk technique: a new treatment for thoracic aortic aneurysms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 125 (2003) 1550-1553
11. Usui A., Ueda Y., Watanabe T., Kawaguchi O., Ohara Y., Takagi Y., Tajima K., Nishikimi N., and Ishiguchi T. Clinical results of implantation of an endovascular covered stent-graft via midsternotomy for distal aortic arch aneurysm. Cardiovasc Surg 8 7 (2000) 545-549
12. Heinemann M.K., Buehner B., Jurmann M.J., and Borst H.G. Use of the "elephant trunk technique" in aortic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 60 1 (1995) 2-6
13. Crawford E.S., Coselli J.S., Svensson L.G., Safi H.J., and Hess K.R. Diffuse aneurysmal disease (chronic aortic dissection, Marfan, and mega aorta syndromes) and multiple aneurysm. Treatment by subtotal and total aortic replacement emphasizing the elephant trunk operation. Ann Surg 211 5 (1990) 521-537
14. Hanafusa Y., Ogino H., Sasaki H., Minatoya K., Ando M., Okita Y., and Kitamura S. Total arch replacement with elephant trunk procedure for retrograde dissection. Ann Thorac Surg 74 5 (2002) S1836-S1839
15. Kuki S., Taniguchi K., Masai T., Yokota T., Yoshida K., Yamamoto K., and Matsuda H. An alternative approach using long elephant trunk for extensive aortic aneurysm: elephant trunk anastomosis at the base of the innominate artery. Circulation 106 Suppl. 1 (2002) I253-I258
16. Takahara Y., Sudo Y., Mogi K., Nakayama M., and Sakurai M. Total aortic arch grafting for acute type A dissection: analysis of residual false lumen. Ann Thorac Surg 73 2 (2002) 450-454
17. Schepens M.A., Dossche K.M., Morshuis W.J., van den Barselaar P.J., Heijmen R.H., and Vermeulen F.E. The elephant trunk technique: operative results in 100 consecutive patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 21 2 (2002) 276-281
18. Kirali K., Omeroglu S.N., Ardal H., Toker M.E., Erdogan H.B., Daglar B., Balkanay M., Ipek G., Isik O., and Yakut C. Long-term comparison of aortic arch replacement with or without elephant trunk procedure via retrograde cerebral perfusion for aortic arch dissection. Cardiovasc Surg 10 1 (2002) 38-44
19. Naka Y., Kadoba K., Ohtake S., Sawa Y., Imagawa H., Nishimura M., Hirata N., Shirakura R., and Matsuda H. Analysis of the elephant trunk method in patients with extensive thoracic aortic aneurysm. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 47 12 (1999) 607-610
20. Ando M., Takamoto S., Okita Y., Morota T., Matsukawa R., and Kitamura S. Elephant trunk procedure for surgical treatment of aortic dissection. Ann Thorac Surg 66 1 (1998) 82-87
21. Coselli J.S., and Oberwalder P. Successful repair of mega aorta using reversed elephant trunk procedure. J Vasc Surg 27 1 (1998) 183-188
22. Carrel T., Berdat P., Kipfer B., Eckstein F., and Schmidli J. The reversed and bidirectional elephant trunk technique in the treatment of complex aortic aneurysms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 122 3 (2001) 587-591
23. Carrel T., and Althaus U. Extension of the "elephant trunk" technique in complex aortic pathology: the "bidirectional" option. Ann Thorac Surg 63 6 (1997) 1755-1758
24. Svensson L.G., Kaushik S.D., and Marinko E. Elephant trunk anastomosis between left carotid and subclavian arteries for aneurysmal distal aortic arch. Ann Thorac Surg 71 3 (2001) 1050-1052
25. Kouchoukos N.T., Masetti P., Rokkas C.K., and Murphy S.F. Single-stage reoperative repair of chronic type A aortic dissection by means of the arch-first technique. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 122 3 (2001) 578-582
26. Palma J.H., Almeida D.R., Carvalho A.C., Andrade J.C., and Buffolo E. Surgical treatment of acute type B aortic dissection using an endoprosthesis (elephant trunk). Ann Thorac Surg 63 4 (1997) 1081-1084
27. Palma J.H., Carvalho A.C., Buffolo E., Almeida D.R., Gomes W.J., and Brasil L.A. Endoscopic placement of stents in aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta. Ann Thorac Surg 66 1 (1998) 256-258
28. Brat R., Docekal B., and Jursa R. Combined surgical and endovascular treatment of extensive thoracic aortic aneurysm. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 47 2 (2006) 187-190
29. Greenberg R.K., Haddad F., Svensson L., O'Neill S., Walker E., Lyden S.P., Clair D., and Lytle B. Hybrid approaches to thoracic aortic aneurysms: the role of endovascular elephant trunk completion. Circulation 112 17 (2005) 2619-2626
30. Matsuda H., Tsuji Y., Sugimoto K., and Okita Y. Secondary elephant trunk fixation with endovascular stent grafting for extensive/multiple thoracic aortic aneurysm. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 28 2 (2005) 335-336
31. Carroccio A., Spielvogel D., Ellozy S.H., Lookstein R.A., Chin I.Y., Minor M.E., Sheahan C.M., Teodorescu V.J., Griepp R.B., and Marin M.L. Aortic arch and descending thoracic aortic aneurysms: experience with stent grafting for second-stage "elephant trunk" repair. Vascular 13 1 (2005) 5-10
32. Beaver T.M., and Martin T.D. Single-stage transmediastinal replacement of the ascending, arch, and descending thoracic aorta. Ann Thorac Surg 72 4 (2001) 1232-1238
33. Hu X.P., Chang Q., Zhu J.M., Yu C.T., Liu Z.G., and Sun L.Z. One-stage total or subtotal aortic replacement. Ann Thorac Surg 82 2 (2006) 542-546
34. Kouchoukos N.T., Mauney M.C., Masetti P., and Castner C.F. Optimization of aortic arch replacement with a one-stage approach. Ann Thorac Surg 83 2 (2007) S811-S814
35. Doss M., Woehleke T., Wood J.P., Martens S., Greinecker G.W., and Moritz A. The clamshell approach for the treatment of extensive thoracic aortic disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 126 3 (2003) 814-817
36. Minale C., Splittgerber F.H., Wendt G., and Messmer B.J. One-stage intrathoracic repair of extended aortic aneurysms. J Card Surg 9 5 (1994) 604-613
37. Suto Y., Yasuda K., Shiiya N., Murashita T., Kawasaki M., Imamura M., Takigami K., Sasaki S., Matsui Y., and Sakuma M. Stented elephant trunk procedure for an extensive aneurysm involving distal aortic arch and descending aorta. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 112 5 (1996) 1389-1390
38. Usui A., Tajima K., Nishikimi N., and Ishiguchi T. Implantation of an endovascular covered stent-graft for distal aortic arch aneurysm via midsternotomy under pigtail catheter guidance. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 16 3 (1999) 356-358
39. Kato M., Ohnishi K., Kaneko M., Ueda T., Kishi D., Mizushima T., and Matsuda H. New graft-implanting method for thoracic aortic aneurysm or dissection with a stented graft. Circulation 94 Suppl. (1996) II188-II193
40. Baraki H., Hagl C., Khaladj N., Kallenbach K., Weidemann J., Haverich A., and Karck M. The frozen elephant trunk technique for treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms. Ann Thorac Surg 83 2 (2007) S819-S823
41. Liu Z.G., Sun L.Z., Chang Q., Zhu J.M., Dong C., Yu C.T., Liu Y.M., and Zhang H.T. Should the "elephant trunk" be skeletonized? Total arch replacement combined with stented elephant trunk implantation for Stanford type A aortic dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 131 1 (2006) 107-113
42. Uchida N., Ishihara H., Shibamura H., Kyo Y., and Ozawa M. Midterm results of extensive primary repair of the thoracic aorta by means of total arch replacement with open stent graft placement for an acute type A aortic dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 131 4 (2006) 862-867
43. Flores J., Kunihara T., Shiiya N., Yoshimoto K., Matsuzaki K., and Yasuda K. Extensive deployment of the stented elephant trunk is associated with an increased risk of spinal cord injury. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 131 2 (2006) 336-342
44. Usui A., Fujimoto K., Ishiguchi T., Yoshikawa M., Akita T., and Ueda Y. Cerebrospinal dysfunction after endovascular stent-grafting via a median sternotomy: the frozen elephant trunk procedure. Ann Thorac Surg 74 5 (2002) S1821-S1824
45. Mizuno T., Toyama M., Tabuchi N., Wu H., and Sunamori M. Stented elephant trunk procedure combined with ascending aorta and arch replacement for acute type A aortic dissection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 22 4 (2002) 504-509
46. Fleck T., Hutschala D., Czerny M., Ehrlich M.P., Kasimir M.T., Cejna M., Wolner E., and Grabenwoger M. Combined surgical and endovascular treatment of acute aortic dissection type A: preliminary results. Ann Thorac Surg 74 3 (2002) 761-765
47. Orihashi K., Sueda T., Watari M., Okada K., Ishii O., and Matsuura Y. Endovascular stent-grafting via the aortic arch for distal aortic arch aneurysm: an alternative to endovascular stent-grafting. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 20 5 (2001) 973-978
48. Szeto W.Y., Bavaria J.E., Bowen F.W., Woo E.Y., Fairman R.M., and Pochettino A. The hybrid total arch repair: brachiocephalic bypass and concomitant endovascular aortic arch stent graft placement. J Card Surg 22 2 (2007) 97-102
49. Antona C., Vanelli P., Petulla M., Gelpi G., Danna P., Lemma M., and Inglese L. Hybrid technique for total arch repair: aortic neck reshaping for endovascular-graft fixation. Ann Thorac Surg 83 3 (2007) 1158-1161
50. Melissano G., Civilini E., Bertoglio L., Calliari F., Setacci F., Calori G., and Chiesa R. Results of endografting of the aortic arch in different landing zones. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 33 5 (2007) 561-566
51. Shah A., Coulon P., de Chaumaray T., Rosario R., Khanoyan P., Boukhris M., Tshiombo G., Gay J., and Bergeron P. Novel technique: staged hybrid surgical and endovascular treatment of acute Type A aortic dissections with aortic arch involvement. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 47 5 (2006) 497-502
52. Bergeron P., Mangialardi N., Costa P., Coulon P., Douillez V., Serreo E., Tuccimei I., Cavazzini C., Mariotti F., Sun Y., and Gay J. Great vessel management for endovascular exclusion of aortic arch aneurysms and dissections. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 32 1 (2006) 38-45
53. Schumacher H., Bockler D., Bardenheuer H., Hansmann J., and Allenberg J.R. Endovascular aortic arch reconstruction with supra-aortic transposition for symptomatic contained rupture and dissection: early experience in 8 high-risk patients. J Endovasc Ther 10 6 (2003) 1066-1074
54. Ochiai Y., Imoto Y., Sakamoto M., Ueno Y., Sano T., Baba H., and Sese A. Long-term effectiveness of total arch replacement for type A aortic dissection. Ann Thorac Surg 80 4 (2005) 1297-1302
55. Kazui T., Washiyama N., Muhammad B.A., Terada H., Yamashita K., Takinami M., and Tamiya Y. Extended total arch replacement for acute type a aortic dissection: experience with seventy patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 119 3 (2000) 558-565
56. Pugliese P., Pessotto R., Santini F., Montalbano G., Luciani G.B., and Mazzucco A. Risk of late reoperations in patients with acute type A aortic dissection: impact of a more radical surgical approach. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 13 5 (1998) 576-580
57. Rampoldi V., Trimarchi S., Eagle K.A., Nienaber C.A., Oh J.K., Bossone E., Myrmel T., Sangiorgi G.M., De Vincentiis C., Cooper J.V., Fang J., Smith D., Tsai T., Raghupathy A., Fattori R., Sechtem U., Deeb M.G., Sundt III T.M., and Isselbacher E.M. International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD) Investigators. Simple risk models to predict surgical mortality in acute type A aortic dissection: the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection score. Ann Thorac Surg 83 1 (2007) 55-61
58. Shiono M., Hata M., Sezai A., Niino T., Yagi S., and Negishi N. Validity of a limited ascending and hemiarch replacement for acute type A aortic dissection. Ann Thorac Surg 82 5 (2006) 1665-1669
59. Kirsch M., Soustelle C., Houel R., Hillion M.L., and Loisance D. Risk factor analysis for proximal and distal reoperations after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 123 2 (2002) 318-325