[Metaphylaxis of urolithiasis: new look, modern approach, implementation in a mobile application].

Aim: To analyze the sub-segment of mHealth devoted to assessing of the risk of recurrent stone formation and metaphylaxis of stone formation. To design a smartphone application (app.) in Russian language for urolithiasis patients.

Ultrasound-Guided Ureteral Stent Removal in Women.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to develop a fast, comfortable, and safe method of ureteral stent removal in women.

Methods: From February 2014 to July 2015, a retrospective multicenter controlled study including 82 female outpatients was conducted. The control group was composed of 46 patients who underwent stent removal using a 22F cystoscope.

[Problems of military medical examination of military servicemen suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].

The authors showed that at the present time military much more servicemen, suffering from obstructive pulmonary disease, may receive medical examination in outpatient conditions. Series of researches allow us to perform a medical examination on an outpatient basis. The calculation of the cost-effectiveness of health services to such patients during a military medical examination in the hospital and clinics was made.

Sculpturing in urology, or how to make percutaneous nephrolithotomy easier.

Purpose: To investigate the usefulness of Plasticine biomodeling in surgical percutaneous management of complex renal stone.

Patients And Methods: A total of 32 patients with complex renal stones (complete staghorn stones or partial staghorn stone with multiple caliceal stones) were included in this study from 2012 to 2013. Computed tomography (CT) urography with three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions was used as standard preoperative imaging in all patients.

[Analysis of frequency and structure of cerebrovascular diseases in servicemen during the military physician expertise].

Analysis of the results of medical inspection of soldiers under contract taken place in 2005-2009 is given. In 48.9% of cases was revealed diseases of blood circulatory system.

[Minimal interventions in the surgery of osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine].

The authors consider that puncture decompression of the intervertebral disc with using the endoscopic technique and laser evaporation is a method allowing to rapidly and effectively help patients with the root syndrome. All the manipulations are made with local anesthesia. The patients started walking on the second day after operation.

[Matrix endoprostheses for replacement of the tendon-ligament system].

A classification of tendinous and ligamentous implants has been proposed on the basis of their baseline and final strength, taking into account the matrix properties of a material. The experiments on the knee joints and Achilles tendons of laboratory animals have revealed the matrix properties of carbon-containing fiber. Biological reconstruction of tendon ligaments occurs in parallel to the degradation of biodestructive carbon-carbonic fiber (BCF) which is absent in the Vitlana (polymer carbon fiber) implants.

[Microsurgical and endoscopic laser diskectomy in osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine].

Experimental studies have revealed that a pulse surgical laser based on alumo-yttrium garnet with neodymium ensures bloodless diskectomy and evaporation of a pulposus nucleus in the volume sufficient for decompression of the intervertebral disk. Biomechanical studies of spinal resistance following puncture endoscopic laser decompression of the intervertebral disk (PELDID) and microsurgical laser diskectomy (MLD) have demonstrated that these surgical interventions fail to disturb the stability of the spinal portion operated on. A total of 75 patients with radicular syndrome were operated on with the proposed procedures: 32 with PELDID and 43 with MLD.

[Joint prosthetics using carbon implants].

A group of "Intost" materials based on carbon were developed by the I. M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy jointly with the Research Institute of Graphite.