Three-Dimensional Printing-Assisted Fabrication of Stent Graft to Reconstruct the Total Aortic Arch.

Purpose: There is a high incidence of complications after conventional open thoracic aortic arch replacement. Stent graft thoracic endovascular repair for aortic aneurysms has few complications. Vascular variability of the aortic arch branch is high and individualized aortic arch stent graft is required.

A combined branched stent grafting technique to reconstruct total aortic arch in the treatment of stanford A aortic dissection.

Traditional total arch replacement technology and artificial blood vessels are designed for patients with Stanford A aortic dissection who have 3 branches (brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery) arising from the arch of the aorta. However, if there is anatomical variation of the aortic arch branches, the operation will be very difficult. The number of primary branches of the aortic arch can be reduced to 1 or 2 or increased to 4 to 6.

[Efficacy comparison between total aortic arch reconstruction with open placement of triple-branched stent graft and total aortic replacement combined with stented elephant trunk implantation for patients with Stanford A aortic dissection].

Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy between total aortic arch reconstruction with open triple-branched stent graft placement and total aortic replacement combined with stented elephant trunk implantation for patients with Stanford A aortic dissection.

Methods: Patients with Stanford A aortic dissection treated with surgical treatment from January 2006 to May 2011 were included in this study. The patients were divided into two groups.

Early and midterm results of repair of Ebstein's anomaly with autologous pericardium.

Background: The surgical management of Ebstein's anomaly represents a major challenge.

Methods: Thirty consecutive patients with Ebstein's anomaly received surgical treatment in the period from April 2002 to October 2009. Operations included annuloplasty, repair of the tricuspid valve using autologous pericardium and tricuspid valve replacement.