Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector8807610.17816/kazmj88076Research ArticlePossibilities of surgical treatment of injuries of the main veinsAugustV. K.<p>Department of Faculty Surgery </p>info@eco-vector.comZamyatinV. V.<p>Department of Faculty Surgery </p>info@eco-vector.comKuibyshev Medical Institute named after D. I. Ulyanov150919836453303341511202115112021Copyright © 1983, Eco-Vector1983<p>Surgical treatment of damage to the hollow and portal veins and their main tributaries is a little-studied and urgent problem of emergency vascular surgery. Statistical data on the frequency of damage to the largest veins are contradictory. During the Great Patriotic War, the frequency of isolated venous wounds was 13.7% of all vascular injuries [5], 0.3% of those killed on the battlefield died from bleeding from the iliac veins [4]. In peacetime, 8% of victims with penetrating abdominal wounds had damage to the vena cava or iliac veins [14].</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив