[Surgical treatment of combined lesions of the proximal aortic arch using extrathoracic methods]

Results of the surgical treatment of 19 patients are discussed. Extrathoracal methods of correction of occlusive injuries of proximal portions of the brachiocephalie arteries are shown to be expedient. The intraoperative flowmetry has shown the safety of using the common carotid artery as the donor for revascularization of brachiobasilar reservoir of blood circulation.