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. 2019 Jun 1;55(6):1219-1221.
doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy369.

The aortic balloon occlusion technique in total arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk

Xiaogang Sun  1 , Hongwei Guo  1 , Yanxiang Liu  1 , Yunfeng Li  1
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The aortic balloon occlusion technique in total arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk

Xiaogang Sun et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. .

Abstract

The total aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk is increasingly being used. However, deep hypothermic circulatory arrest is inevitable. We performed a novel surgical technique, the 'aortic balloon occlusion', in the surgical treatment of Stanford type A aortic dissection to reduce the adverse effects caused by deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.

Keywords: Aortic balloon occlusion; Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest; Frozen elephant trunk.

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Figure 1:
(a) Composition of the aortic balloon occlusion device. (B) The balloon in a sheath is positioned at the metal part of the stented graft. (C) The inflated balloon is pressed by the sheath to avoid displacement. (D) The perfusion of the lower body is resumed through the femoral artery along with antegrade-selective cerebral perfusion through the right axillary artery.
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