Techniques and outcomes of percutaneous aortic anastomosis leak closure after frozen elephant trunk procedure for aortic dissection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of our study was to provide a summary of applied percutaneous aortic anastomosis leak (AAL) closure techniques after frozen elephant trunk (FET) procedure for aortic dissection and describe the procedural and mid-term outcomes in a consecutive cohort of patients at our center.

Methods

All patients who underwent percutaneous closure of AAL after FET between January 2018 and December 2020 were identified. Three different strategies were employed: (I) the retrograde technique; (II) the true-to-false lumen loop technique; and (III) the antegrade technique. Procedural and short-term results were assessed.

Results

A total of 34 AAL closure procedures were performed in 32 patients. The mean age was 44.3±9.1 years, and 87.5% of patients were male. Successfu

SUBMITTER: Pu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10089837 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature