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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2016; 04(01): 11-15
DOI: 10.12945/j.aorta.2015.15.017
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Type B Aortic Dissection Repair Using a Thoraflex Hybrid Prosthesis in a Complex Aortic Arch Anatomy

Moussa Abi Ghanem
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Toulouse, France
,
Mario Gomez-Sanchez
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Toulouse, France
,
Xavier Chaufour
2   Department of Vascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Toulouse, France
,
Bertrand Marcheix
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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04 May 2015

19 October 2015

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24 September 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is recognized as an attractive option to treat complicated Type B aortic dissection. Nevertheless, TEVAR is not always technically possible. We report the case of a 53-year-old male with complicated Type B aortic dissection, in the setting of a complex anomalous aortic arch anatomy with an aneurysmal aberrant right subclavian artery. He was successfully treated by the frozen elephant trunk technique using the Thoraflex hybrid graft.

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Bovine arch - Dissection - Aorta
 

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