[Late postoperative evolution of juvenile arteritis].

Investigation of 102 patients with arteriopathy and aged under 40 years show two groups as a function of course of disease: inflammatory and stasis arteriopathies. The course of the former disease is practically unaffected by surgery and repair is impossible, the common denominator in this group being amputation. Prognosis is better in patients with high lesions of stasis arteriopathy, but comparison with patients operated upon at "typical" age (58-62 years) showed increased progression of juvenile arteritis as seen by reduced permeability of repair procedures after 5 years. These findings suggest the need for extreme caution before conducting repair operations in this age group, and for maximum use of medical treatment.