This is a case report of single-stage total thoracic aortic
repair by the frozen elephant trunk technique for a 75-yearold female with a complex aortic pathology of mega-aorta
extending from the ascending aorta to the descending aorta.
We used a Thora flex™ Hybrid device, a frozen elephant
trunk device with four branched grafts and the distal stent
graft. The distal stent graft was inserted into the
downstream descending aorta via an aortic arch and
positioned 15 cm beyond the left subclavian artery after total
arch replacement had been performed using a four-branch
graft. The postoperative course was unremarkable with no
complications. A post procedural computed tomography
scan demonstrated complete exclusion of the descending
thoracic aneurysm without endoleak. Therefore, fixing the
whole mega-aorta in a single stage using the frozen elephant
trunk was effective and safe.