[Soft tissue emphysema in spontaneous pneumothorax. Features of medical approaches].

Soft tissue emphysema (including subcutaneous emphysema) is common in pneumothorax. In most cases, this condition is of little clinical significance and regresses under standard medical procedures. However, progressive soft tissue emphysema poses a threat to the patient's life in case of compression of the upper respiratory tract in some cases.

Successful surgical treatment with ex vivo technique in a patient with renal artery aneurysm rupture and bilateral arteriovenous fistula.

Renal arteriovenous fistulas are pathologic communications between the renal arteries and veins without interconnecting capillaries. Reports on the combination of fibromuscular dysplasia, aneurysms, and renal arteriovenous fistula are extremely rare in the literature. In the case of renal arteriovenous aneurysm rupture, urgent nephrectomy was the only life-saving procedure reported.

[Staged surgical treatment of a woman with nonspecific aortoarteritis and bilateral occlusion of carotid arteries].

Nonspecific aortoarteritis (NAA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the development of an inflammatory process in large arteries such as the aorta and its branches and pulmonary arteries. Operative interventions for lesions of the aortic arch branches may be divided into extra- and transthoracic. Involvement of all branches of the aortic arch requires transthoracic interventions to be performed.

[Hybrid approach to treatment of a patient with a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm].

Described in the article is a clinical case report concerning staged management of a patient presenting with a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. The first stage consisted in complete lower debranching with prosthetic repair of all visceral arteries and the right renal artery. The second stage was endovascular repair of the aortic aneurysm.

[Physiopuncture therapy of trigeminal neuralgia].

137 patients with typical trifacial neuralgia (TN) were divided into four groups. 30 patients of group 1 received EHF therapy, 30 patients of group 2 were exposed to laser, 67 patients of group 3 were treated with combination of laser with EHF-puncture, 10 patients of group 4 were controls on conventional physiotherapy. Patients of all the groups were given drug of choice--carbamazepin.