[Accessory left superior vena cava]. / O dobavochnoi levoi verkhnei poloi vene.

The authors conducted contrast study of the position of the cavacatheter in all patients treated in the period of 12 months in the thoracic surgery department and the anesthesiology-resuscitation department who required long-term intensive therapy. In 61 of these patients the catheter was introduced through the left subclavian vein. An accessory left superior vena cava (ALSVC) which drained through the coronary sinus into the right atrium was found in 3 patients (4.9%). Study of the anatomical features of this venous anomaly led to the conclusion that prolonged infusion therapy through an ALSVC is undesirable.

[Functional results of bilateral lung resection]. / Funktsional'nye rezul'taty dvukhstoronnykh rezektsii legkikh.

Follow-up observations during the period from 1 to 5 years were performed in 12 of 18 patients subjected to bilateral resections of lungs for chronic pulmonary suppurations. Different forms of lung hypertension were revealed in 9 out of the 12 patients. The function of external ventilation was found to be disturbed in a considerable degree.