: Elephant trunk and frozen elephant trunk are established procedures for the treatment of aortic arch pathologies, such as aneurysm or dissection. The aim of open surgery is to re-expand the true lumen, favouring correct organ perfusion and the thrombosis of the false lumen. Frozen elephant trunk, with its stented endovascular portion, is sometimes associated with a life-threatening complication: the stent graft-induced new entry. In the literature, many studies reported the incidence of such issue after thoracic endovascular prosthesis or frozen elephant trunk, but in our knowledge, there are no case studies about the occurrence of stent graft-induced new entry with the use of soft grafts. For this reason, we decided to report our experience, highlighting how the use of a Dacron graft can cause distal intimal tears. We decided to coin the term soft-graft-induced new entry to indicate the development of an intimal tear induced by the soft prosthesis in the arch and proximal descending aorta.

Lorenz, V., Muzzi, L., Tommasino, G., Tucci, E., Neri, E. (2023). (s)INE: (soft-graft)-induced new entry tear after elephant trunk procedure. INTERDISCIPLINARY CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY, 36(1), 1-3 [10.1093/icvts/ivac283].

(s)INE: (soft-graft)-induced new entry tear after elephant trunk procedure

Lorenz, Veronica
Investigation
;
Muzzi, Luigi
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;
Neri, Eugenio
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2023-01-01

Abstract

: Elephant trunk and frozen elephant trunk are established procedures for the treatment of aortic arch pathologies, such as aneurysm or dissection. The aim of open surgery is to re-expand the true lumen, favouring correct organ perfusion and the thrombosis of the false lumen. Frozen elephant trunk, with its stented endovascular portion, is sometimes associated with a life-threatening complication: the stent graft-induced new entry. In the literature, many studies reported the incidence of such issue after thoracic endovascular prosthesis or frozen elephant trunk, but in our knowledge, there are no case studies about the occurrence of stent graft-induced new entry with the use of soft grafts. For this reason, we decided to report our experience, highlighting how the use of a Dacron graft can cause distal intimal tears. We decided to coin the term soft-graft-induced new entry to indicate the development of an intimal tear induced by the soft prosthesis in the arch and proximal descending aorta.
2023
Lorenz, V., Muzzi, L., Tommasino, G., Tucci, E., Neri, E. (2023). (s)INE: (soft-graft)-induced new entry tear after elephant trunk procedure. INTERDISCIPLINARY CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY, 36(1), 1-3 [10.1093/icvts/ivac283].
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