[Lesions of the peripheral nerves associated with pseudoaneurysms of the major arteries caused by gunshot wounds].

Ten wounded persons, operated on for gunshot-induced peripheral nerve lesion in which pseudoaneurysm of the main artery was found intraoperatively, were presented. Preoperative clinical course, intraoperative neurovascular topography and pathoanatomy, operative procedures and postoperative results were analyzed. The correlation was established between preoperative neurologic deficit and intraoperative findings on arteries and nerves. It was concluded that such patients have to be operated on as soon as possible, but not later than five days from the beginning of neurologic aggravation, to prevent the development of irreversible neural damage.