Endovascular aortic arch repair using a double-branched approach

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jun;35(Suppl 2):164-168. doi: 10.1007/s12055-019-00788-0. Epub 2019 Feb 9.

Abstract

The last 15 years have overwhelmed the surgical community with a range of approaches in treating pathologies involving the aortic arch of which some are here to stay. The ones to stay are-in the authors' opinion-refined classical surgical approaches such as the frozen elephant trunk technique, near-orthotopic combined vascular and endovascular approaches such as subclavian to carotid transposition/bypass and double transposition, and finally, near-orthotopic advanced endovascular solutions such as the double-endovascular repair using fenestrated and/or branched solutions which will be the main focus of this article.

Keywords: Double-branched approach; Endovascular aortic arch repair; Frozen elephant trunk.