[Bridge grafting between the ascending and lower thoracic aorta using the right side approach (author's transl)]

We describe a method aimed at reconstituting the thoracic aorta by means of a graft located on the right side of the heart. The method is original in that the graft is entirely intra-thoracic and not thoraco-abdominal, as in previously reported similar operations, its advantages are demonstrated by reference to one case where it was used for the treatment of a relapsed congenital atresia of the aortic arch.