[The Ural school of otorhinolaryngologists. Department of Ototrhinolaryngology of the Federal state budgetary educational institution of higher education 'Ural State Medical University'].

The article highlights the main stages of the development of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the Federal state budgetary educational institution of higher education 'Ural State Medical University' since its foundation up to the present time. The principal areas of research and clinical activities of the Department at different periods of its history are presented.

Pseudomeningocele with spinal cord compression following removal of meningioma at the Th3-Th4 level: a case report.

Pseudomeningocele is an abnormal extradural collection of the cerebrospinal fluid in soft tissues, communicating with the arachnoid space through a dural defect. Postoperative pseudomenigocele of the thoracic spine presenting with myelopathy is a rare phenomenon; we found only two such cases in the literature. A clinical case of a female patient operated on for meningioma at the Th3-Th4 level with postoperative pseudomenigocele and spinal cord compression is presented.

[The risk factors and dangerous regimens of alcohol consumption in physicians' community].

The study was carried out to determine percentage of hazardous, dangerous and possibly dependent alcohol consumption among physicians of Yakutsk. The relationship between social hygienic aspects accompanying hazardous and dangerous alcohol consumption was analyzed. The risk factors were established.