[The surgical treatment of injuries to the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava].

The experience of treatment of 44 patients with traumatic and abdominal aorta and inferior cava vein is represented. All traumatic injuries of these vessels were accompanied by damages organs. Various kinds of vascular suture and angioplasty with synthetic prostheses were used. 17 operated patients died (38.6%). 19 patients were followed up for period from 1 to 8 years after surgery. Neither arterial nor venous blood flow disturbances were revealed.