[Forensic medical implications of vascular injuries and accidents related to the practice of conventional vascular surgery].

Three areas are covered: neck surgery, thoracic aorta and abdominal aorta surgery. In neck surgery, cerebral vascular events can occur after endarterectomy of the carotid artery or after resection of carotid loops. These accidents are also seen after locoregional anesthesia in carotid surgery. Cases of hemorrhage or cerebral vascular events after chemodectomy are also reported. In thoracic aorta surgery, three cases of paraplegia after exeresis are reported. In abdominal aorta surgery, a case of non operation for aneurysm of the aorta led to legal procedures as did a case of an infected prosthesis. Legal procedures are rare after surgery of the lower limb arteries, despite the frequency of this surgery, but the observations reported demonstrate that amputations may follow an unfavorable course. Focus is increasingly being put on the need to inform the patient before surgery.