LAPAROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING. ILLUSIONS AND REALITY.

This work analyzed the results of surgical treatment of 380 patients who underwent the laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) at the period from 2004 to 2015. The patients were initially divided into 2 groups with metabolic syndrome (MS) and without MS according to the sex, age (up to 40 years old or older). As the result of performed analysis, there was stated that LAGB operation wasn't effective and couldn't be recommended for an application on the patients with MS. The patients have to follow necessary advice for life. Otherwise, the probability of complication development and recurrent operation would be really high and because of this, the more effective surgical treatment should be initially used. LAGB operation didn't influence on pathogenetic mechanisms of main components of MS and couldn't be regarded as effective. This LAGB operation is reasonable to apply in women without MS of young age group with initial body mass index lower than 43 kg/m². These women have to be able strictly follow doctor's advice for life.

LAPOROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY. ROLE AND PLACE IN BARIATRIC SURGERY.

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) was performed in 522 patients at the period from 2007 to 2015. The operation was carried out by different methods. It was stated that «the ideal candidates¼ for choosing LSG operation were the patients without metabolic syndrome (MS) and body-weight index, which wasn't higher than 48 kg/m². The operation could be performed on patients younger than 40 years old in order to correct disorders of insulinic and cholesterol metabolism. Patients with MS have limitations for LSG application, because of this reason, the operation is advisable for younger age group without severe accompanying pathology. The operation could be applied in older age group in order to stabilize general condition in case of high risks as the first (sometimes the last) stage of treatment for the patients whom more effective operation couldn't be recommended.

[FEATURES OF LYMPHADENECTOMY PERFORMANCE IN PATIENTS WITH STOMACH CANCER IN RADICAL SURGERY IN CASE OF VARIANT STRUCTURE OF CELIAC TRUNK].

The authors developed and described an algorithm and technical aspects of lymphadenectomy performance in radical surgery based on structural variations of visceral vessels in 91 patients with stomach cancer. Preoperative helical computer tomography in regimen of angiography was carried out on 91 patients. Variant anatomy of visceral vessels was detected in 31 patients and that required change of surgical technique in order to minimize intraoperative risks of great vessel damage and allowed perforrming lymphadenectomy successfully.

[IMMUNE RESPONSE IN PATIENTS WITH COLORECTAL CANCER IN POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD].

It was shown by the authors that changes of the level of cytokines reflected the degree of invasiveness of operative intervention. The endovideosurgical approach was less traumatic and provided a rapid rehabilitation of the patients in postoperative period. It is possible to consider the high levels of IL-10 as a predictor of development of local inflammatory process and as an indicator of probable infectious complications in postoperative period.

[ASSESSMENT OF EFFICACY OF MELATONIN IN SURGICAL TREATMENT OF COLON TUMORS].

Melatonin is neurohormone, which is involved in regulation of many functions of an organism, including the digestive system. Therefore the authors offered to include this hormone as a preconditioner factor in surgical treatment of colon tumors using laparotomy and laparoscopy. Preoperative application of melatonin allowed shortening the terms of postoperative period and hospital stay.

[Hemodynamic abnormalities in different kind of arteriovenous access for hemodialysis].

On the basis of examination of 35 dialytic patients, who had clinical findings of progressed chronic cardiac insufficiency against the background of the large arteriovenous shunt through existing vascular access, the authors show the complications. The volume of blood circulation along the arteriovenous fistula, which was more than 30% of cardiac output, caused dilatation of heart cavities with cardiac decompensation. If the largest potency to volume remodeling of native proximal arteriovenous fistulas is taken into account, this kind of access could cause hemodynamic abnormalities more often than others (in 22 (62.9%) of patients). The best primary survival was demonstrated by arteriovenous shunts (87.1%) during 2 years. However, long-term survival of native arteriovenous fistulas dramatically outperformed the other kinds of accesses. The choice of constant vascular access for hemodialysis is an important and difficult task in chronic renal disease of V degree patients.

[Metabolic surgery in treatment of diabetes mellitus of type II].

Nowadays, according to data of WHO, the diabetes mellitus was diagnosed in more than 280 million people. The diabetes mellitus type II had 90% patients. The applied methods of conservative therapy seldom lead to euglycemia condition of patients. Last years the treatment of diabetes mellitus was carried out by the method of different bariatic interventions. Good results was obtained, they should be analyzed and investigate. The results of treatment of 142 patients from 628 patients (with type II) were estimated. The patients were undergone by different bariatic interventions. Modern laparoscopic operations were performed on all the patients. Controlled bandage of stomach had 81 of patients. Gastric resection was performed in 28. Gastric bypass surgery was carried out in 22 of patients and biliopancreatic diversion - in 11. The improvement of control of leukemia level was obtained. Diabetes type II could be treated by surgical methods. The best results were obtained after combined operations, which potentially could present an alternative method of treatment of type II diabetes.

[Phenomenon of ischemic steal syndrome in patients with different arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis and its surgical correction].

Patients with arteriovenous fistulas (648 cases) were examined for hemodialysis. The ischemic steal syndrome was detected in 47 patients and it was associated with vascular access for hemodialysis. A frequency of given complication was studied with correlation of the type of vascular access. The data of clinical and instrumental examination were described. It was revealed, that the development of steal syndrome was influenced by the blood circulation volume velocity on fistulas. Different reconstructive operations were performed on 42 patients in order to save the access for hemodialysis and eliminate the ischemia. The ligation of fistula was carried out for 5 patients. The survival of arteriovenous fistulas after reconstructive operations was till 46 months during the period of follow-up study.

[Long-term results of clinical application of autologous mononuclear bone marrow fraction for regeneration therapy of ischemic heart disease patients].

An experience with using autologous bone marrow mononuclears for regeneration of the heart was analyzed in 97 patients in whom the intracoronary transplantation of autologous mononuclear bone marrow cells was performed. The results were estimated in terms up to 5 years and compared with a group of 37 patients who underwent only conservative treatment. A distinct positive dynamic of clinical and echocardiographic indices in the main group was noted in a subgroup of patients with a decreased ejection fraction (EF less than 50%) as compared with an analogous subgroup of patients in the control group. Substantial influence is exerted by regeneration therapy upon remote lethality. Thus, as a whole in the main group lethality over 5 years was 13.4% and in the group of control it was 21.6%. In the subgroup with a decreased ejection fraction and symptoms of heart failure lethality was 22.6% in the main group and 54.5%--in the control group. The intracoronary administration of the autologous bone marrow mononuclear fraction to inoperable patients with ischemic heart disease and a severe lesion of the coronary arteries and a decreased ejection fraction of the left ventricle is a safe and useful procedure resulting to substantially decreased lethality followed-up during 5 years against the background of conservative treatment.

[Carotid endarterectomy and endovascular angioplasty with stenting in patients with atherosclerotic stenoses and occlusions of the internal carotid artery].

The authors made a comparative assessment of carotid endarterectomy and endovascular angioplasty with stenting in patients with atherosclerotic lesions of the carotid arteries. The authors consider that indications to stenting and carotid endarterectomy are identical in patients with stenose and occlusions of the carotid arteries. Contraindications to angioplasty of carotid arteries are determined. It was shown that angioplasty and stenting in atherosclerotic lesions of the carotid arteries was an effective method with a less number of complications as compared with carotid endarterectomy and are thought to be an adequate alternative to open surgical method of treatment of patients with stenoses and occlusions of the carotid arteries.

[Prognosis and long-term results of treatment of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma].

Results of treatment of 67 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma were analyzed. Pathological changes in the thyroid residue structure were found in 42.3% of patients after subtotal resection of the thyroid gland (SRTG), 38.8% of the total number of patients were given inadequate suppressive therapy. Only 63.4% of women with thyroid carcinoma were found to have pathology of organs of the reproductive system. SRTG is thought to be an unreasonable volume of operative treatment. For the determination of strategy of treatment it is expedient to use the systems of risk assessment of MACIS, TNM, Clinical Class (University of Chicago).

[Surgical correction of damage in complex treatment of patients with metabolic syndrome].

The authors have analyzed results of treatment of 407 patients subjected to different bariatric interventions. In 359 out of them there were different bariatric operations, in 48 patients intragastric balloons were placed. Correcting plastic operations were fulfilled in 36 patients within 1-2 years after bariatric intervention. It was found that bariatric intervention fulfilled in earlier age groups would prevent the development of metabolic syndrome (MS) in patients with obesity at later date. Combined operations are most effective bariatric intervention compared with all main elements of MS. Correcting plastic operations are expedient after bariatric interventions against the background of stabilized decrease of body mass that allows getting valuable therapeutic and esthetic effect, improvement of quality of life of patients.

[The results of using cytoflavin in conservative treatment of patients with obliterating atherosclerosis of the lower extremity vessels].

Results of conservative treatment of 31 patients with PAD are presented. In 3 and 6 months after 10 everyday intravenous infusions of Cytoflavin (combination of succinic acid, inosine, nicitinamide and riboflavin) average increase of painfree walking distance among nonsmokers was 50.6% and 64.4% vs. 108.0% and 170.5% in subgroup of smokers respectively. Average increase of maximal walking distance in subgroup of nonsmoking and smoking patients was respectively 30.1% and 130.5% in three months and 37.6% and 144.8% in 6 months after Cytoflavin infusions.