Is the frozen elephant trunk frozen?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11748-018-0911-4
Abstract: The elephant trunks, either conventional or frozen represent the major technical improvements in the treatment of complex thoracic aortic disease. In the last decades, these useful techniques progressively evolved along with the introduction of new… read more here.
Keywords: trunk frozen; elephant trunk; frozen elephant;
PIV Analysis of Haemodynamics Distal to the Frozen Elephant Trunk Stent Surrogate.
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DOI: 10.1007/s13239-021-00521-2
Abstract: PURPOSE The Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) stent is a hybrid endovascular device that may be implemented in the event of an aneurysm or aortic dissection of the aortic arch or superior descending aorta. A Type… read more here.
Keywords: stent graft; elephant trunk; stent; frozen elephant ... See more keywords
Spinal cord ischemia rescue after hybrid total arch repair with frozen elephant trunk: A case report.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.01.085
Abstract: The frozen elephant trunk repair is a technique described to simplify total arch repair for Stanford Type A aortic dissection. Spinal cord ischemia is a devastating complication following frozen elephant trunk repair. In this report,… read more here.
Keywords: elephant trunk; cord ischemia; frozen elephant; repair ... See more keywords
Skin wrinkles and folds enable asymmetric stretch in the elephant trunk
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122563119
Abstract: Significance Muscular hydrostats such as octopus arms and the elephant trunk have received much attention because of their dexterity in grabbing a wide range of objects. These animals have inspired soft-robotic manipulators and actuators with… read more here.
Keywords: skin wrinkles; enable asymmetric; wrinkles folds; elephant trunk ... See more keywords
Dilated cardiomyopathy associated with elephant trunk in Loeys–Dietz syndrome
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DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw376
Abstract: A 14-year-old boy presented to our institution with a diagnosis of acute type A dissection. He was diagnosed with Loeys-Dietz syndrome and underwent aortic valve sparing repair at the age of 9 years. Emergency total… read more here.
Keywords: ventricular function; elephant trunk; left ventricular; loeys dietz ... See more keywords
Transapical access for thoracic endovascular aortic repair to elephant trunk completion.
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DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivy074
Abstract: The 2-stage elephant trunk procedure is widely used to treat extensive disease of the aortic arch and descending thoracic aorta. The 2nd stage of the procedure can be accomplished with both a standard surgical procedure… read more here.
Keywords: thoracic endovascular; elephant trunk; aortic repair; procedure ... See more keywords
Inspired by Physical Intelligence of an Elephant Trunk: Biomimetic Soft Robot With Pre-Programmable Localized Stiffness
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2023.3256922
Abstract: Soft robots exhibit promising dexterity and adaptability for manipulation because of their high compliance. However, the existing soft robots with invariant stiffness hardly interact with cluttered environments with varying curvatures. In this study, inspired by… read more here.
Keywords: soft robot; robot pre; elephant trunk; robot ... See more keywords
Frozen elephant trunk in total arch replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of outcomes and aortic proximalization
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DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15452
Abstract: The frozen elephant trunk (FET) procedure became a popular entity for utilization in aortic arch aneurysm disease. However, its proper mortality and morbidities as well as the predictors of outcomes are poorly identified. This systematic… read more here.
Keywords: elephant trunk; review meta; systematic review; aortic proximalization ... See more keywords
Frozen elephant trunk the way to go in acute aortic dissection in 2020
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DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15606
Abstract: Complex aortic arch disease extending upstream or downstream needs an aggressive treatment approach either as a single‐stage or two‐stage. Hence the concept of elephant trunk (cET) was described by Borst et al. and later modified… read more here.
Keywords: elephant trunk; descending thoracic; fet; trunk ... See more keywords
A simplified delivery frozen elephant trunk technique to reduce circulatory arrest time in hybrid aortic arch surgery
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DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15708
Abstract: A simplified delivery technique for the frozen elephant trunk procedure allows the distal suture to be performed on a perfused and loaded aorta in moderate hypothermia—or even normothermia—reducing circulatory arrest time to just a few… read more here.
Keywords: technique; simplified delivery; elephant trunk; circulatory arrest ... See more keywords
Step‐by‐step aortic clamping technique for safe retrieval of the elephant trunk
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DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15879
Abstract: Staged repair of the aortic arch and downstream aorta using the elephant trunk technique is widely accepted for extensive aortic disease. However, elephant trunk retrieval is challenging in patients with unclampable descending aorta caused by… read more here.
Keywords: technique; step step; elephant trunk; retrieval ... See more keywords