[Surgeries on gastrointestinal tract without components of donor's blood].

Results of surgical treatment without transfusion of donor's blood in 58 patients were compared with ones in 40 patients treated with allogenous transfusions. Blood-saving program included preoperative storage of autoplasma, acute normovolemic hemodilution, recombinant human erythropoietin and perftoran. Both groups of patients were similar by types of surgeries performed on gastrointestinal tract. Results of treatment in the study group (58 patients) were better: there were less postoperative complications; period of postoperative rehabilitation was shorter. It is demonstrated that it is possible to refuse allogenous hemotransfusion in 96.6% cases of traumatic surgeries on gastrointestinal tract.

[Extensive lymph node excision in the surgical treatment of esophageal and gastric cancer]. / Rasshirennaia limfadenéktomiia v khirurgicheskom lechenii raka pishchevoda i zheludka.

Experience with 100 operations for carcinoma of the esophagus and stomach with expanded lymphadenectomy is analysed. The operative techniques are described and the necessity and expediency of expanded lymphadenectomy, the method of its performance, classification of the group of lymph nodes which must be removed are discussed. The postoperative mortality was 2%, complications in the postoperative period 25%. Metastases in the lymph nodes were confirmed histologically in 69% of cases. It is concluded that expanded lymphadenectomy is a necessary measure in surgical intervention in patients with carcinoma of the esophagus and stomach and improves the results of management of this group of patients.