[Results of surgical treatment of various vessel diseases. 1. Great vessel diseases (author's transl)].

Three hundred and three cases of great vessel diseases have been experienced during the last 18 years at the Second Department of Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital. Those cases consisted of 36 congenital anomalies of the aorta, 41 aortitis syndromes, 145 aneurysms of the thoracic and abdominal aorta, 20 obstructions of the aorta, 10 arterio-venous fistulas, and 51 obstructions of the great vein. The results of surgical treatment of those cases were reviewed. Although the results have progressively improved, special problembs to be solved are remained in treatment of complexed aortic coarctation, aortitis syndrome, aneurysm of the thoracic aorta, dissecting aneurysm, and obstruction of the great vessels.