[The "steal" syndrome in patients with occlusive diseases of the aorta and iliac arteries].

In the work, the findings of clinical, functional and angiographic investigations in patients with the "steal" syndrome are systematized. In 39 of the 152 patients with atherosclerosis of the vessels of the aortoiliofemoral segment, the two forms of the "steal" syndrome (external iliac and pelvic "steal") causing the arterial erectile impotence were revealed. For objectivization of the syndrome, a test of "coitus loading" on the muscles of the lower extremities was used.