obliterative procedure

— Without attempting to discuss with Binnie the special types of fusiform aneurism in which the reconstruction of an artery is more or less indicated, I will simply state that in the large majority of the reported cases of aneurism of the extremities, and especially of the popliteal and fremoral (which furnish the most crucial test of the efficiency and safety of any radical method) the simple obliterative procedure proved thoroughly satisfactory in accomplishing its purpose without interfering with the vitality of the distal parts.