Sun's procedure provides a modified elephant trunk technique integrating open surgical and endovascular repairs for the treatment of type A aortic dissection.
May expand hybrid options for type A dissection; leaves open comparative outcomes versus conventional repair.
Sun's procedure is a modified elephant trunk technique that integrates the advantages of open surgical and endovascular repairs as a treatment of type A aortic dissection. It is named after Dr. Li-Zhong Sun and refers to total arch replacement using a four-branched graft with implantation of a special stented endovascular graft. Since its introduction, it has produced excellent early and late clinical outcomes. We present a video of this procedure and make an overview regarding the technical aspects, surgical indications, and clinical outcomes of Sun's procedure.
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