Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) to retrieve a stented elephant trunk graft entrapped in the false lumen of dissection patients.

A stented elephant trunk graft entrapped in the false lumen during Sun's procedure (total arch replacement combined with stented elephant trunk implantation) is a serious complication with an extremely high mortality rate. This article describes a case of a patient who was successfully saved with the use of thoracic endovascular aortic repair.