[Surgical treatment of a patient with syphilitic aortitis].

Syphilitic aortitis is a rare disease caused by Treponema pallidum affecting the aorta and leading to inflammation. Syphilitic aortitis is one of the causes of aortic aneurysms. This article presents surgical treatment of a patient with syphilitic aortitis and thoracic aortic aneurysm.

[Minimally invasive carotid artery surgery].

Objective: To determine the criteria for choosing a surgical approach and compare an effectiveness of carotid endarterectomy (CEAE) via 3 approaches.

Material And Methods: The study included 120 patients who underwent CEAE via 3 different approaches. Intraoperative skin marking included lower jaw angle, skin fold closest to common carotid artery bifurcation.

[Robot-assisted operations in vascular surgery].

The article contains a systematic review of the literature dedicated to vascular robot-assisted operations, also discussing the use of robotic technologies in vascular surgery, their advantages and disadvantages. In so doing, we studied the experience of Russian and leading international surgical centres, comparing the reported outcomes by such parameters as the average duration of the operation, mean time of aortic cross-clamping, time spent for anastomosis formation, frequency of postoperative complications, etc. Benefits of robot-assisted operations allowed the latter to occupy the leading positions in various fields of surgery, although the use of robots in vascular surgery has only begun to gain popularity.

[Advantages of minimally invasive approach for carotid endarterectomy].

Objective: To identify the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches for carotid endarterectomy (conventional, longitudinal and transverse incision).

Material And Methods: There were 58 patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy. Patients were divided into 2 groups depending on surgical approach.