Surgical treatment of aneurysm of the aortic arch. Report of two operated cases with synthetic prostheses.

T HE technique of resection and transplantation of the thoracic aorta, especially of the ascending aorta or the aortic arch has been behind the time because of its influence to the heart, problems concerning the cerebral circulation, spinal cord damages and difficulties of the technique itself. Since DeBakey et al. 1) reported operative methods for resection of aneurysm of the ascending aorta or the aortic arch with temporary bypass