Total endovascular repair of a malpositioneted frozen elephant trunk with Thoraflex hybrid prosthesis: A case report
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Francesco Buia; Luca Di Marco; Davide Pacini; Luigi Lovato
- Source
- Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 205-207 (2022)
- Subject
- aortic dissection
endovascular repair
frozen elephant trunk
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2008-5117
2008-6830
We report a case of a 56-year-old male who underwent Frozen Elephant Trunk procedure for residual type A chronic aortic dissection, complicated by the release of the distal endovascular portion of the hybrid prosthesis in the false lumen. This complication was successfully treated with a totally endovascular approach.