[Diagnosis and treatment of cancer of the major duodenal papilla].

The diagnosis and treatment of cancer of the major duodenal papilla in 83 patients are discussed. Radical operations were carried out in 71 (86%) patients; 60 were economical pancreatoduodenal resection (EPDR) and 11 were extended pancreatoduodenal ones (ExPDR). Postoperative mortality was 28%.

[Surgical treatment of cancer of the extrahepatic bile ducts].

The authors present the 12 years' experience with the treatment of hepatocholedochal cancer (cancer of the supraduodenal end of the common bile duct and of the common hepatic duct included). 22 patients were operated upon. The authors managed to perform radical operations upon 5 out of 22 patients, when there were small tumors of the hepato-choledochus.

[So-called "white bile" (clinico-experimental study)].

Based on clinical (37 cases of "white bile") and experimental (20 experiments) findings obtained by the authors, the characteristic of the so-called "white bile", observed in mechanic jaundice of various etiology, is given. It is pointed out that "white-bile" is the secretion of bile ducts and gallbladder mucous membrane--a colorless liquid, this secretion is permanently excreted and is a constant ingradient of colored bile while obturation of bile outflow ducts contributed only to its accumulation and detection.