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Aortic disease involving both the aortic arch and the descending aorta may be treated by replacement of both aortic segments through a left thoracotomy. Alternatively, arch repair using the elephant trunk approach and subsequent distal aortic replacement may be utilized.
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Schäfers, HJ. (2001). Surgery of the Aortic Arch Involving the Descending Aorta. In: Kawada, S., Ueda, T., Shimizu, H. (eds) Cardio-aortic and Aortic Surgery. Keio University International Symposia for Life Sciences and Medicine, vol 7. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-65934-1_18
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