The Russian consensus document on topical issues of the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive jaundice syndrome was prepared by a group of experts in various fields of surgery, endoscopy, interventional radiology, radiological diagnosis and intensive care. The goal of this document is to clarify and consolidate the opinions of national experts on the following issues: timing of diagnosis of obstructive jaundice, features of diagnostic measures, the need and possibility of conservative measures for obstructive jaundice, and strategy of biliary decompression depending on the cause and level of biliary block.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To present single-center experience and results of surgical treatment of acquired tracheal stenosis.
Material And Methods: There were 99 patients with acquired tracheal stenosis for the period from January 2008 to December 2017. Median age was 39 (28; 55) years (range 19-79 years), male/female ratio - 64/35.
Aim: To define criteria and to estimate diagnostic significance of endosonography in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant stenoses of common bile duct.
Material And Methods: We presented the results of survey and treatment of 57 patients with benign and malignant stenoses of common bile duct. The technique of endosonography is described.