[Embryology, anatomy and rare pathologies of the popliteal artery: Peculiarities of surgical treatment].

Knowledge of anatomical variations of the division of the popliteal artery and specific lesions of the arterial segment involved is necessary for the surgeon, traumatologist-orthopaedist, vascular surgeon. The article contains a review of recent literature data on the prevalence of different variants of branching patterns of the arteries of the crus, also providing a detailed discussion of embryological development of the arterial system of the lower extremities, in many ways explaining the appearance of rare pathologies of the popliteal artery, such as for example popliteal artery entrapment syndrome. Particular attention is paid to cystic damage of the popliteal artery, describing currently known theories of the development of this rare pathology, this is accompanied by sharing own experience in surgical treatment of the patients involved.

[Correction of early cognitive disorders in school-age children operated under total intravenous anaesthesia].

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to assess the possibility and effectiveness of hopaten acid use for early postoperative cognitive dysfunction correction in children of school age.

Materials And Methods: In compliance with inclusion and exclusion criteria, totally 40 children of school age (7-16 years old, ASA status I-II) with surgical pathology: (varicocele, cryptorchidism, inguinal hernia) were included A comperative assessment of neuropsychic status during pre - and postoperative are period in children, operated under propofol-fentanyl total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) was conducted All patients were randomized to the control (without cepebroprotection 1st group, 20 children) and experimental (using cepebroprotection with hopaten acid within 1 month after the operation, 2nd group, 20 children) groups. Dimension of the study: Harvard standard monitoring, respiratory gas composition, neuropsychic tests (Bourdon test, "10 words test", etc.

[Minimally invasive two-stage treatment of cholecystocholedocholithiasis].

Two groups of patients in whom two-stage treatment of cholecystocholedocholithiasis was performed with different succession of using endoscopic papillosphincterotomy (EPST) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LCE) were compared. In 59 patients (1st group) EPST was used as the first stage, in 67 patients (2nd group) LCE and drainage of choledochus preceded the endoscopic intervention. The effectiveness of EPST was 93.