VENOUS ANEURYSMS

Incidence, etiology, diagnostic procedures and therapy of venous aneur ysms, basing on 152 own cases, are discussed. The main procedure for d iagnosis is phlebography. It must be distinguished between aneurysms o f epi- and subfascial veins. The localization determines the surgical procedure which represents the only successful therapy. Without proper treatment, venous aneurysms may be responsible for complications such as thrombophlebitis, thrombosis with pulmonary embolism, aneurysm rup ture and compression of adjacent structures. The results of surgical t reatment are excellent.