Current status and recommendations for use of the frozen elephant trunk technique: a position paper by the Vascular Domain of EACTS

Shrestha, Malakh; Bachet, Jean; E. Bavaria, Joseph; Carrel, Thierry; De Paulis, Ruggero; Di Bartolomeo, Roberto; D. Etz, Christian; Grabenwöger, Martin; Grimm, Michael; Haverich, Axel; Jakob, Heinz; Martens, Andreas; A. Mestres, Carlos; Pacini, Davide; Resch, Timothy; Schepens, Marc; P. Urbanski, Paul; Czerny, Martin

doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezv085

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Current status and recommendations for use of the frozen elephant trunk technique: a position paper by the Vascular Domain of EACTS

Published in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery • Mar 13, 2015

Authors:

Malakh Shrestha

Jean Bachet

Joseph E. Bavaria

Abstract

The implementation of new surgical techniques offers chances but carries risks. Usually, several years pass before a critical appraisal and a balanced opinion of a new treatment method are available and rely on the evidence from the literature and expert's opinion. The frozen elephant trunk (FET) te...

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Elephant trunks

Medicine

Expert opinion

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