[Vascular surgery in Austria--report on the 21st annual meeting in Eisenstadt]

The Austrian Society for Vascular Surgery exists since 21 years. At the beginning of October 1989 she held her Annual Meeting in Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria. The topics of this well-attended meeting were: Surgery of the vertebral artery, the external carotid artery, and the deep femoral artery. The last scientific experiences in diagnosis and therapy, especially in surgical therapy, were reported. In the session Angiochirurgicum interesting cases, new diagnostic procedures, new vascular surgical techniques, new instruments, and new bypass-materials were introduced. Both the selected topics and the great number of attendees showed that the Austrian Society for Vascular Surgery is an up to date and active scientific association which follows this special field of surgery into its most subtle ramifications, and has proved a success compared to international standards. Active international exchange of views leads to an improvement and standardization of surgical results and is thus for the benefit of the patients.