Publications by authors named "A G Zotikov"

Aim      To compare long-term outcomes of x-ray endovascular (percutaneous coronary intervention, PCI, and lower limb angioplasty with stent placement, LLA; group 1) and combination treatments (PCI and open LLA surgery; group 2) in patients with chronic lower limb ischemia (CLLI) associated with ischemic heart disease (IHD).Material and methods  This retrospective study has been conducted in the Vishnevsky National Medical Research Center of Surgery since 2019. The study includes 92 patients with stage 2B CLLI associated with IHD who were managed from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2020.

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Aim      To compare in-hospital outcomes (severe cardiovascular complications, CVC) in patients with IIB stage chronic lower limb ischemia (CLLI) in combination with ischemic heart disease (IHD) in the following groups: stepwise percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and stenting and angioplasty of lower limb arteries (LLA) (group 1) and combination treatment, including PCI and open surgery on LLA (group 2).Material and methods  Since 2019, the A.V.

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Incidence of postoperative sternomediastinitis depends on various risk factors and makes up 8%. Surgical debridement with local management of the wound are used to achieve wound sterility. In some cases, sternectomy or subtotal sternal resection are performed for total sternal osteomyelitis with osteoporotic bone and multiple fractures.

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Up to 10% of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have locally advanced disease with venous tumour thrombosis involving the inferior vena cava (IVC). 30-50% of them present with synchronous metastatic disease. Surgical treatment remains the only potentially radical method for patients suffering from RCC and IVC tumour thrombosis without distant metastases.

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Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is a rare malignancy. Approximately 350 cases of this disease are known worldwide. Surgical treatment of this condition remains an extremely difficult task.

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