[Gigantic aneurysm of the coronary artery].

The paper describes a clinical case of gigantic aneurysm of one of the coronary arteries. It considers the morphological and immunohistochemical characteristics of the wall of the blood vessel with the detected signs of coronaritis. The authors have determined that Kawasaki disease could be retrospectively diagnosed in early childhood.

[Age-related morphological changes in the aortic wall in dissecting aneurysm].

Objective: To reveal the morphological features of the aorta in its dissection in persons of different age groups.

Material And Methods: The operative material obtained after resection of the aorta for its dissection was examined. The fragments of the wall of the ascending aorta were fixed in 10% formalin solution immediately following its resection.

[Thoracic endometriosis and catamenial pneumothorax].

It was analyzed own experience of diagnosis and treatment of catamenial (menstrual) pneumothorax and thoracic endometriosis and literature review. It is shown that catamenial pneumothorax has specific clinical and instrumental signs allowing to establish the diagnosis before surgery. It was proposed surgical treatment including the removal of trans diaphragmatic way of pneumothorax development, removal of thoracic endometriosis and the establishment of reliable pleurodesis.

[Morphological changes in the wall of the aorta in its dissecting aneurysm].

The paper describes 144 autopsy materials and 69 biopsy ones and shows possible morphological changes in the wall of the aorta in its dissecting aneurysm. Examinations were made by light and electron microscopy using special stains. Cases of arterial hypertension without aortic dissection were selected as a group of comparison.

[Local fibrinolysis in surgical treatment of non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhages].

More than 70% of hypertensive hemorrhages are located in deep brain structures. The removal of such hematomas using encephalotomy is accompanied by additional cerebral trauma and often results in unsatisfactory outcomes. The puncture aspiration with local fibrinolysis is one of the minimal invasive methods for treatment of intracerebral hematomas (ICH).