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

THE 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. reported operative methods for resection of aneurysm of the ascending aorta or the aortic arch with temporary bypass graft or with extracorporeal circulation, several cases of this kind of operation have been reported.Recently, 2 cases with aneurysms of the ascending aorta and the aortic arch have been operated with the use of prosthesis in our hospital and the cases will be herewith presented.