Technical success and short-term results of surgical treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: an experience of three centers.

Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) comprise about 80% of gastrointestinal sarcomas. In patients with localized disease, surgery is considered as "Gold Standard" treatment. Organ-sparing radical en-block resection is widely accepted practice.

[Treatment of giant diaphragmatic hernia].

The authors demonstrate the results of treatment (16 patients) with giant paraesophageal and posttraumatic diaphragmatic hernia. The article represents the main principles of operation management, key moments of the choice of access, operative techniques and also the features of the usage of modern reticular implants.

[Endoscopic sclerotherapy and ligation of varicose veins of the esophagus and cardia].

Results of endoscopic treatment of 39 patients with acute bleeding from varicose veins of the esophagus and cardia and of 46 patients as prophylaxis of bleeding recurrence are presented. Rate of primary hemostasis in acute bleeding was 92.3%.

[Evaluation of the effectiveness of Dopplerography in patients with diffuse liver disease with portal hypertension syndrome].

Under analysis were the results of Dopplerography of the abdominal cavity vessels in 66 patients with liver cirrhosis and 14 patients with the extrahepatic portal block. The sensitivity of the method in diagnostics of the intrahepatic block was 96.9%.

[Endovascular intrahepatic portacaval shunting].

Pilot experience in Russia of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting is presented. Results of endovascular shunting in 14 patients with cirrhosis of the liver were analyzed. Four patients underwent emergency endovascular shunting when conservative treatment was not effective.