[Palliative resection of the esophagus in cancer].

The clinico-morphological analysis of patients subjected to resection of the esophagus for cancer has shown palliative operations to be fulfilled in 26,9% of cases. Among the causes the first place is occupied by operations inadequate to the local, then metastatic and lastly intraorganic spread of tumor. The analysis of remote results shows little efficiency of such interventions and their expediency.

[Diseases of the artificial esophagus].

A classification of diseases of the artificial esophagus is made on the basis of the observation of 319 patients with the artificial esophagus. Causes of the disease are analysed in 75 patients. Methods of diagnostics, treatment and prevention of the disease are recommended.

[Indications for the surgical and combined treatments of cancer of the thoracic portion of the esophagus].

Remote results of the surgical treatment of 120 patients and combined treatment (radiotherapy and surgery) of 43 patients with carcinoma of the oesophagus have been studied. Results of the treatment of groups of patients with the similar prognosis based on the quantitative assessment of unfavourable influence of such factors as the tumor, patient's organism and treatment are compared.