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Is the frozen elephant trunk frozen?

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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 devices to facilitate the procedure and ameliorate post-operative results. The latest multi-branched hybrid FET prostheses give us the opportunity to greatly facilitate graft implantation and reduce operative times. The following review will provide an overview of the FET technique throughout the current available devices, possible surgical indications and principal surgical steps.

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  1. S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater studiorum, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy

    Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Giacomo Murana, Luca Di Marco, Jacopo Alfonsi, Gregorio Gliozzi, Ciro Amodio, Alessandro Leone & Davide Pacini

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Di Bartolomeo, R., Murana, G., Di Marco, L. et al. Is the frozen elephant trunk frozen?. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 67, 111–117 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-018-0911-4

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