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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 August 2008
Repair of severe hypoplasia of the aortic arch with coarctation must be based on the individual anatomy of the lesion and, where necessary, one should take into consideration associated cardiac abnormalities. We report a surgical technique which was employed when standard procedures for reconstruction of the arch had failed to relieve the obstruction adequately. A conduit from the carotid artery to the descending aorta was used successfully in two patients to abolish residual stenosis.