The first aortic arch surgery was performed in 1957 as a resection of fusiform aneurysm of aortic arch with replacement by homograft (1). However, during the last 63 years, there were significant developments in terms...
De Bakey and Cooley, in 1956, first replaced an ascending aneurysm with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass. Since then, several methods evolved for the surgical repair of the aortic root...