[Use of temporary arterial shunt in surgery of dissection of the aorta and brachiocephalic arteries].

Background: Unsolved problems of cerebral protection in operations on the aortic arch, especially in a combination with extension of dissection to the brachiocephalic arteries determine search for variants making it possible to carry out adequate cerebral perfusion.

Aim: To propose a new technique and initial experience of using cerebral perfusion through a temporary shunt from the basin of the left subclavian artery at the stage of prosthetic repair of brachiocephalic arteries.

Patients And Methods: At the Department of Reconstructive Surgery and Aortic Root of A.