[Extra-anatomic bypass in injuries of the subclavian artery].

11 cases of subclavian vessel injuries are reported. The problems of operative approach are discussed. Two out of 11 cases have been operated on by extraanatomical bypass from the common carotid artery to the subclavian or axillary artery.

[Results of reconstruction of the carotid artery (author's transl)].

In 90 patients a total of 100 reconstructions of the carotid artery had been performed between 1972 and 1977. No patient died from the operation, 3 suffered central nervous complications, and 33 had transitory defects of cranial nerves. These defects were reversible in all but two patients.

[Extra-anatomical bypass in aorto-iliac obstruction].

Our report describes the results of 35 extra-anatomic bypass operations for the treatment of aortoiliac occlusion in high-risk patients. This operation is an alternative to amputation for the therapy of claudication intermittens or gangrene. Long-term results are difficult to obtain, as many patients in this group die early from other causes.

[Revascularisation in peripheral vascular occlusions (author's transl)].

The 240 reconstructions of the femoral artery, performed within the last 4 1/2 years, involved 26 patients (27 bypasses) with combined femoral and peripheral vascular occlusions. The bypasses were connected with a segment of either the popliteal or the tibial artery. There was no operative mortality.