[Successful repair of descending aortic aneurysm with narrowed elephant trunk after total arch replacement; report of a case]

Kyobu Geka. 2013 May;66(5):411-4.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 40-year-old man had undergone total arch replacement using the elephant trunk technique. Three years after the initial operation, stenosis of the elephant trunk due to enlargement of a false lumen was detected. Replacement of the descending thoracic aorta was performed. A narrow segment of the elephant trunk was compressed by old hematoma and lapped around the connective tissue. A new graft was anastomosed to the narrow segment of the elephant trunk in an end-to-side fashion. Postoperative course was uneventful, and he was discharged 18 days after the operation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Reoperation