A modified frozen elephant trunk hybrid device to facilitate
supra-aortic trunk anastomosis
Abstract
Reimplantation of the supra-aortic vessels can be challenging with
Thoraflex Hybrid. A device modification made the vessel lengths more
appropriate and the position of the neo-vessels in the chest avoided
malpositioning and kinking and facilitated sternum closure; this may
improve operating times as well as allowing complete and continuous
cerebral trivascular perfusion and corrects positioning of the
intrathoracic vessels.