[Reconstructive surgery for traumatic aneurysms of the major vessels]

Forty six patients were operated for traumatic aneurysms, 29 of them having arterial aneurysms and 17 patients having arterio-venous aneurysms. The optimal method to reestablish the patency of the vessels was the making of the lateral or circular suture, autovenous prosthesis being used for defects of the vessels longer than 3 cm. Good and satisfactory results were obtained in 93,3%. One patient died.