The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 913-917 , April 2010

Long-term results of the frozen elephant trunk technique for the extensive arteriosclerotic aneurysm

  • Naomichi Uchida, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima-city Asa General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Naomichi Uchida, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima-city Asa General Hospital, 2-1-1, Kabe-minami, Asa-Kita-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan, 731-0293.
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  • Hidenori Shibamura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima-city Asa General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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  • Akira Katayama, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima-city Asa General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
    • ,
  • Miwa Sutoh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima-city Asa General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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  • Masatsugu Kuraoka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima-city Asa General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroshi Ishihara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Kajikawa Private Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

Received 25 November 2008 ,Revised 9 May 2009 ,Accepted 10 August 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01072-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.018

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 913-917 , April 2010

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