The results of prosthetic plasty of the anterior abdominal wall at the treatment of postoperative ventral hernias

We studied the results of treatment of 167 patients with postoperative ventral hernias (POVH) with use of mesh endoprosthesis. Basic group included 22 (13,0 ± 2,6 %) patients, who had plasty of anterior abdominal wall with use of proposed method. This method is a modification of «on lay» plasty. The first group of clinical comparison included 95 (57,0 ± 3,8 %) patients operated with «on lay» method. The second group of clinical comparison included 50 (30,0 ± 3,5 %) patients operated with «sub lay» method. Morphological study of hernial sac was conducted, the indications to the new method of plasty were revealed, its efficiency in comparison with «on lay» plasty was proved. The article reviews frequency and character of complications and quality of life of patients after application of various kinds of prosthetic plasty. We developed an algorithm for choosing the method of abdominal wall plasty

Application of surface brachytherapy in treatment of classic Kaposi’s sarcoma relapse

The authors describe a patient of 63 years with a classic Kaposi’s sarcoma relapse, having contraindi - cations for cytostatic therapy. They also present literature data concerning the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of disease

Rare cases in herniology: The contents of the hernia – part of the liver, metastatic carcinoma, a foreign body

Surgical treatment of patients with postoperative ventral hernias is one of the most pressing problems in herniology. Verification of the diagnosis of postoperative ventral hernia is usually not difficult. At the same time, there may be difficulties in diagnosis associated with determining the true size of the hernia orifices, the contents of the hernial sac. These moments are  determined by various factors: the location of the hernia on the anterior abdominal wall, the age, sex of the patient, as well as anamnesis of hernia and the volume of surgery previously performed. One of the very rare situations in external abdominal hernias is the situation when the content of  the hernial sac is the part of the parenchymal organ, the tumor process, as well as foreign bodies. The study presents the observation materials of three patients admitted for diagnosis and treatment to the surgical hospital clinics of Irkutsk State Medical University. When examined and treated, it was found that in one case the content of the hernia sac included a part of the left lobe of the liver, in another observation, the inguinal hernia sac contained metastatic carcinoma, in the third case – a foreign body was found. All patients underwent surgery (hernioplasty, hernioplasty). Diagnosis of hernia of the anterior abdominal wall was confirmed. A literary search was made for rare clinical examples in herniology. In the world literature, there are only eight observations when the content of the hernia sac was a part of the lobe of the liver; the presence of metastatic carcinoma and a free foreign body we found as single observations described by known specialists in herniology

On the Opportunities of Using the Indices of Lipid Peroxidation – Antioxidant Defense System in the Diagnostics of Varicose Veins of Small Pelvis in Women

Background: The prevalence of varicose veins of small pelvic veins in women of reproductive age varies widely – from 5.4 to 80 %, due to the low specificity and low sensitivity of clinical diagnostic techniques, and the absence of biomarkers that can be used to identify the formation and progression of varicose veins of small pelvic veins in women.Aims: To identify changes in the levels of parameters of the system “lipid peroxidation – antioxidant protection” with the development of varicose veins of the pelvis in women, as well as the possibility of their diagnostic use.Materials and methods: We examined 200 women with clinical signs of varicose veins of small pelvis. Control group included 30 women without any pathology of venous system. Treatment group included 137 women with varicose veins of small pelvis: with mild degree of severity – 39 women, with moderate degree of severity – 65 women, with severe degree of severity – 33 women. We performed comparative analysis of lipid peroxidation – antioxidant defense system in women with and without varicose veins of small pelvis taking into account the severity degrees of pathological process.Results: We obtained the most informative indices for lipid peroxidation – antioxidant defense processes in blood of women with varicose veins of small pelvis: concentration of diene conjugate (DC) for the mild degree of severity of pathological process, lipid hydroperoxide (LHP), DC and malonic dialdehyde (MDA) – for the moderate and severe degree of severity, and also changes in the activity of antioxidant enzymes with increase of the severity of the disease. Assessment of the level of catalase (Cat) and glutathione peroxidase (GP) showed their highest informative value at the mild degree of severity. Concentrations of glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and reduced glutathione (GSH) are more statistically significant markers for severe forms of pathological process.Conclusions: Our research showed the relevance and advisability of the studying the levels of lipid peroxidation – antioxidant defense indices in women with varicose veins of small pelvis. We registered the highest diagnostic value of DC, Cat and GP in the beginning of the disease and of LHP, DC, MDA, GR, GST and GSH – at severe forms of the pathological process. We obtained reference values for DC, MDA, Cat, SOD and GP concentration that can be considered as the predictors of the development of varicose veins of small pelvis

The Impact of eHealth on the Quality and Safety of Health Care: A Systematic Overview

Aziz Sheikh and colleagues report the findings of their systematic overview that assessed the impact of eHealth solutions on the quality and safety of health care

The Second International Research and Practical Conference for Polygraphologists, Graphologists, Profilers and Security Professionals "Real Practice of Polygraphologists"

The article presents the results of research and practical conference "Real Practice of Polygraphologists". The overview of the reports made by the experts-polygraphologists, criminalists, leading researchers in the field of psychophysiological assessment of reactions is presented. The main directions of development of polygraphology as applied branch of psychophysiology is determined. The relevant topics for discussion at the next conference are outlinedВ статье представлены результаты работы научно-практической конференции «Реальная практика специалистов-полиграфологов». Представлен обзор выступлений докладчиков - экспертов-полиграфологов, криминалистов, ведущих научных сотрудников в сфере психофизиологической оценки реакций. Определены основные направления развития полиграфологии как прикладной отрасли психофизиологии. Намечены актуальные темы для обсуждения на следующей конференци

Aggressive systemic mastocytosis with skin involvement, the type of generaled urticaria pigmentosa (clinical case)

The authors describe the clinical observation of a case of the aggressive systemic mastocytosis with skin involvement, the type of generalized urticaria pigmentosa. They also present literature data concerning the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of dermatosis