Di Marco Luca, Murana Giacomo, Fiorentino Mariafrancesca, Amodio Ciro, Mariani Carlo, Leone Alessandro, Di Bartolomeo Roberto, Pacini Davide
Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jun;35(Suppl 2):118-126. doi: 10.1007/s12055-019-00815-0. Epub 2019 Apr 26.
The frozen elephant trunk might be considered one of the most appreciated innovations during the last decades to treat complex thoracic aortic lesions. Many useful tips have been progressively introduced to standardize the procedures and, nowadays, the improved post-operative outcomes contributed to spread the procedure. The following article will provide a comprehensive review analysis of the Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) technique, throughout the current available devices, possible surgical indications and primary post-operative complications.
在过去几十年里，冷冻象鼻技术可能被认为是治疗复杂胸主动脉病变最受认可的创新技术之一。许多实用技巧已逐步引入以规范手术操作，如今，术后效果的改善促使该手术得以推广。以下文章将对冷冻象鼻技术（FET）进行全面的综述分析，涵盖当前可用的设备、可能的手术适应症以及主要术后并发症。
