Customized T-NEXT Thoraflex graft for staged hybrid surgery of the aortic organ
Suvitesh Luthra · 2026
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Description
Suvitesh Luthra discusses, in a 2026 commentary, a three-stage hybrid repair of a long aneurysm running through the chest and belly aorta in a 75-year-old man. An aneurysm is a dangerous swelling of the main artery. The team used a custom-made graft, T-NEXT Thoraflex, in a frozen elephant trunk step for the arch and aorta. Later stages placed branched stent grafts through vessels for the lower parts.
Staging was a must, not a choice, Luthra argues. Opening the chest for the arch work gave a landing zone for later repairs. Without that zone, the lower repair would have needed a huge open operation with high risk. The case shows why custom grafts matter: standard sizes crowd the upper aorta and force joins too high for some body shapes. The commentary praises the mix of open and vessel-based skills demanded.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Suvitesh Luthra |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 6 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |