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Reports on the chimney technique for aortic arch branches revascularization were excluded.
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Doppler evaluation showed no evidence of aortic arch or pulmonary artery obstruction.
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An embryological hypothesis for the anomalies of the aortic arch is proposed.
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Results: Hemorrhage from the aortic arch was controlled in all patients.
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There were no deaths in patients with associated interrupted aortic arch.
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The postoperative computed tomography (CT) revealed aortic dissection, from the ascending aorta to the arch of aorta, although the patient was asymptomatic.