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Endovascular rescue for malpositioned frozen elephant trunk into the false lumen
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  • Daichi Takagi,
  • Takuya Wada,
  • Wataru Igarashi,
  • Takayuki Kadohama,
  • kentaro kiryu,
  • Takeshi Arai,
  • Hiroshi Yamamoto
Daichi Takagi
Akita University

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Takuya Wada
Akita University Graduate School of Medicine School of Medicine
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Wataru Igarashi
Akita University Graduate School of Medicine School of Medicine
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Takayuki Kadohama
Akita University
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kentaro kiryu
Akita University Graduate School of Medicine School of Medicine
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Takeshi Arai
Akita University
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Hiroshi Yamamoto
Akita University Graduate School of Medicine School of Medicine
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Abstract

We describe a case of frozen elephant trunk deployment unintentionally malpositioned into the false lumen. An 83-year-old man underwent total arch repair with a frozen elephant trunk for type A acute aortic dissection complicated by mesenteric malperfusion. However, intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography showed expansion of the false lumen in the descending aorta, suggesting a malpositioned frozen elephant trunk into the false lumen. Endovascular fenestration of the dissecting flap and subsequent endograft deployment from the inside of the malpositioned frozen elephant trunk graft to the true lumen of the descending aorta was successfully performed under intravascular ultrasound guidance.
10 Jun 2021Submitted to Journal of Cardiac Surgery
12 Jun 2021Submission Checks Completed
12 Jun 2021Assigned to Editor
12 Jun 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
21 Jun 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
02 Jul 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Major
10 Jul 20211st Revision Received
10 Jul 2021Submission Checks Completed
10 Jul 2021Assigned to Editor
10 Jul 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
17 Jul 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
17 Jul 2021Editorial Decision: Accept
Oct 2021Published in Journal of Cardiac Surgery volume 36 issue 10 on pages 3948-3951. 10.1111/jocs.15846