[Results of operative treatment of digestive arteriopathies (author's transl)]

Of 51 patients treated for digestive tract arterial lesions, 35 concerned the superior mesenteric artery. Long-term (up to 12 years) results showed that the quality of the reconstruction had not deteriorated. As technical problems have now been resolved, preventive reconstructive surgery can be proposed for those cases in which an ectatic or thrombogenic aorto-iliac lesion requires correction, without increasing operative risks.