Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
Volume 53, Issue 3, Pages 525-530Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx281
Keywords
Acute complicated Type B aortic dissection; Frozen elephant trunk; Surgical repair
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Our goal was to report our preliminary results in patients with acute complicated Type B aortic dissection without a suitable landing zone for primary thoracic endovascular aortic repair who were treated with the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique. Within a 25-month period, 14 patients with acute complicated Type B aortic dissection underwent surgical repair using the FET technique. The reasons to perform the FET procedure were an ectatic ascending aorta/arch in 6 patients and the lack of an adequate landing zone in 8 patients. No deaths were observed. A non-disabling stroke occurred in 2 patients. Symptomatic spinal cord injury was not observed. The closure of the primary entry tear was successfully achieved in all patients. In 3 patients, a secondary distal thoracic endovascular aortic repair extension was performed during the same hospital stay. The median follow-up period was 6 +/- 5 months. The FET technique is an attractive method for the repair of acute complicated Type B aortic dissection without a suitable landing zone for primary thoracic endovascular aortic repair. It should be considered as an alternative in patients who are at high risk for retrograde Type A aortic dissection, in patients with an unfavourable anatomy or in patients with connective tissue disease.
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