The Hannover Experience With the Frozen Elephant Trunk [1]
Malakh Shrestha of the Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, describes his experience using the frozen elephant trunk technique for complex aortic arch surgery. He discusses indications and methods to reduce the risk of paraplegia and the use of the Thoraflex graft.
This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland. This content is published with the permission of SCTS [3]. Please click here [4] for more information on SCTS educational programs.