TREATMENT OF COMBAT GUNSHOT SHRAPNEL TRAUMA OF LARGE DEFECTS OF THE SOFT TISSUES OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES WITH PLASTIC SURGERY IN COMBINATION WITH VACUUM ASSISTED WOUND CLOSURE (VAC).

Objective: The aim: To evaluate efficacy of the tissue defect closure techniques in combination with VAC in the treatment of battle casualities of the lower extremities.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The results of wound healing until complete wound closure, of 62 patients with shrapnel defects of the lower extremities where assessed.

Results: Results: Treatment of patients with soft tissue defects of the lower extremities using rotational flaps on the vascular pedicle and VAC significantly reduces the incidence of infectious complications (18.

ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL AND EARLY ROUTINE LABORATORY FINDINGS WITH SEVERITY OF ACUTE PANCREATITIS.

Objective: The aim: To identify the association of clinical and simple laboratory data determined during hospitalization of the patient with severity of acute pancreatitis.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: Clinical and laboratory parameters of 229 patients with acute pancreatitis were analyzed. All patients were divided into two groups depending on the severity of acute pancreatitis: in the group with mild AP were 130 (56.

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ECHINOCOCCOSIS OF THE LIVER AND ITS COMPLICATIONS.

Objective: The aim: To analyze the frequency of complications of echinococcal cysts of the liver, the causes of recurrence and the results of surgical treatment of patients with echinococcal liver disease.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The results of surgical treatment of 79 patients who were hospitalized from January 2011 to JANUARY 2022 with liver echinococcosis and its complications were analyzed. Among them there were 11 men (13,9%) and 68 women (86,1%), with average age 47,5 ± 2,3 years.

PERCUTANEOUS ULTRASOUND-GUIDED PUNCTURE AND CATHETER DRAINAGE METHODS IN THE TREATMENT OF FLUID COLLECTIONS FOLLOWING ACUTE PANCREATITIS.

Objective: The aim: Improve the treatment outcomes of patients with fl uid collections following acute pancreatitis using an ultrasound-guided puncture and catheter drainage methods.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 67 patients with acute pancreatitis complicated by fl uid collections were divided into two groups. The fi rst group (comparison group) consisted of 32 patients who underwent percutaneous ultrasound-guided puncture and catheter drainage interventions in addition to conservative therapy.