[Surgery of diseases of the veins (author's transl)].

The article describes the present state of surgery of the v. cava inferior, of the veins of the pelvis and legs in acute phlebothrombosis, post-thrombosis syndrome, traumatic lesions, congenital malformations and in tumour surgery. Every surgical performance concerned with the venous system must be diagnostically clarified by phlebography. The veins of the thigh and pelvis are well visualized by means of ascending phlebography. Closely meshed functional testing by means of phlebography control, as well as venous pressure measurements and peripheral phlebodynamometry are required for timely recognition of an early relapse and for assessing the results of surgery.