One hundred and seventy-four patients were treated in this Department since 1956. One hundred and fifteen patients of them were surgically treated. They were classified on the basis of the disease entity as follows; 48 case of thrombo-angitis obliterance, 8 cases of Leriche syndrome, 12 cases of arterial embolism, 36 arteeial aneurysm, 5 arterio-venous fistula, 15 arterial and venous injuries, 8 pulseless diseases, 2 coarctation of aortas, 15 varicose veins,
12 thrombophlebitis, 9 superior venacaval syndromes, 2 inferior vena caval obstructions and Raynaud´s diseases.
All the cases of the Burger´s diseases were males, and half of them were in the fourth decades, 39 cases underwent undergone unilateral or bilateral sympathectomies.
All the Leriche syndromes were males aged over fifty. Three cases out of six were suffering from diabetes mellitus. 2 cases underwent aorto-femoral bypass graft with Y-shaped dacrons. And two embolectomies were performed in 2 cases.
Eight cases of arteral emboltbms among 12 had mitral valvular diseases with auricular fibrillation The most common site of lodgement of emboli was femoral artery. Nine out of 14 underwent embolectomies with Fogarty catheters.
There were 14 peripheral arterial aneurysms, 16 thoracic and/or abdominal aortic aneurysms, and 4 dissecting aneurysms. Most frequent cause of peripheral arterial aneurysms were external trauma. Thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms were non-traumatic. And four cases of the dissecting aneurysms had significant hypertension and aged over fifty.
Among 5 cases of arterio-venous fistulas, 2 cases hand typical Branham´s sign, and they were normalized after operation.
Eight cases of pulseless disease were females and aged from three to twenty-five. Three out of them were treated surgically using dacron prosthetic grafts, but the results of the surgery were variable and not satisfactory.
A case of coarctation of aorta was treated surgically with an excellent result.
Fourteen out of 15 varicose veins underwent ligation of the saphenous vein system, exstirpation of the varicose veins, stripping or some combination of these methods.
Two cases of superior versa canal syndromes were operated by bypass graft between the left nnominate veio and the right auricle. Two cases of inferior vena caval obstructions were operated upon through right atrial route using extracorporial circulation.
All the four cases of vena caval obstructions showed excellent results postoperatively
Two cases out of 12 thrombophlebitis underwent thrombectomies. One of two Raynaud´s diseases was surgically treated with an excellent result.
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