[Balloon angioplasty of the radial artery in critical hand ischaemia].

Presented herein are the results of treatment of five 63-to-72-year-old patients (four men and one woman) with critical upper limb ischaemia, which is one of rarely encountered pathologies. All patients suffered from type 2 diabetes mellitus. Two of them had end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and for 2 years were on haemodialysis.

[Results of reconstructive surgery for carotid artery occlusion in ischemic stroke survivors].

The authors report results of reconstructive surgery in 316 patients with carotid artery (CA) occlusion operated after ischemic stroke. Its efficiency is estimated with reference to the degree of neurologic deficiency and treatment schedule. The results confirm effectiveness of reconstructive surgery on CA for the prevention of stroke relapses and promotion of surgical rehabilitation.

Diagnostics and surgical treatment of pathological deformation of the carotid arteries.

The most effective way of preventive maintenance of sharp and chronic disturbances of brain blood circulation are reconstructive operations on branches of an arch of an aorta. Pathological deformation meets far quite often in clinical practice and is the reason of cerebral-vascular insufficiency of various degree, including ischemic strokes. Research objective - improvement of diagnostics and tactics of treatment of the patients with pathological deformation of carotid arteries.

L-form plastics in the treatment of post-burn trophic ulcers and cicatrices of the foot calcaneal area.

The burn trauma of the posterior surface of calcaneus region and ankle joint followed by cicatrix formation in the Achilles tendon zone is often complicated by unhealing trophic ulcers. Eleven patients (seven men and four women, aged 9-54 years) have been operated on under our observation for prolonged unhealing ulcers and cicatrices located in the Achilles tendon zone. After cicatrices dissection, L-form plastic surgery was performed.

Treatment of severe foot burns in children.

Only a few papers on the problem of foot burns can be found in the easily accessible scientific literature. In Central Asia foot burns are widespread, because many people, especially children, walk barefoot in summer, and because the heated sandal is still used for keeping warm in winter. In the Samarkand Inter-Regional Burn Center in Uzbekistan, the following method of treatment was developed: initial surgical debridement of the wound, necrectomy with application of chemotherapeutic medications and early necrectomy, the removal of necrotic tissues and preparation the wound for early autodermoplasty.