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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2024; 12(04): 098-101
DOI: 10.1055/a-2536-4098
Case Report

Mechanical Injury of Thoracic Aorta by Elephant Trunk Graft Limb following Frozen Elephant Trunk Procedure

Jayakumar Thanathu Krishnan Nair
1   Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India
,
Dinesh Kumar Sathanantham
1   Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India
,
Nidheesh Chooraiyil
1   Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India
,
Vinitha V. Nair
1   Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India
,
Jeevan J. Jose
1   Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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Abstract

The frozen elephant trunk (FET) has been a mainstay in the treatment of acute as well as chronic aortic dissections. Although various complications have been reported in the literature, rupture of the descending thoracic aorta by the endovascular graft has, to our knowledge, not been published. We report an FET procedure following previous valve-sparing root replacement for Type A aortic dissection leading to rupture of the descending thoracic aorta.

Keywords

FET - aortic rupture - elephant trunk - hemorrhagic shock


Publication History

Received: 06 October 2023

Accepted: 10 February 2025

Article published online:
28 March 2025

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