Vascular surgery in the treatment of impotence; its present possibilities and prospects.

Five years ago we reported on a technique of direct arterial anastomosis with the cavernous bodies of the penis. At that time we expressed the hypothesis that in some cases impotence could be the result of organic changes in the arterial bed supplying the cavernous bodies. A histological study was therefore performed on postmortem material and a new arteriographic technique - phalloarteriography - was developed to visualize the internal pudendal artery, the penile artery and its branches.

Indications for surgical treatment of occlusive disease of the afferent cerebral arteries.

Indications for reconstruction operations in the region of branches of the arch of the aorta must be based on a comprehensive evaluation of the neurological and angiographic finding and the general condition of the patient. This ensues from the experience assembled in more than 800 operations performed since 1959. To evaluate the surgical risk, a scoring system was elaborated which evaluates the partial risks of each basic aspect of indication.

Contribution to the treatment of post-infarction cardiac aneurysms.

The authors discuss contemporary problems of resection of post-infarction cardiac aneurysms. In their opinion the main cause of left-sided cardiac failure is enlargement of the left ventricle which leads to increaser demands on the tension of muscle fibres and work of the heart. These mechanisms potentiate at the same time the ischaemia of the heart muscle.