Publications by authors named "L V Levchenko"

Objective: Aim: To identify markers for predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis and the possible development of pancreatic necrosis.

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: Prospective analysis of 81 patients with moderate and severe acute pancreatitis while performing correlation analysis, building a logistic regression model.

Results: Results: A direct correlation of medium strength between sFGL2 and the following parameters was found D-dimer (R=0.

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Objective: The aim: To evaluate changes in the levels of hepatocyte apoptosis markers in malignant obstructive jaundice (MOJ) depending on the performance of preoperative biliary decompression (PBD) and the severity degree of primary ascending cholangitis (PAC).

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 136 patients with MOJ complicated by cholangitis were included in the study: group A (n=84) - patients who underwent PBD; group B (n=52) - patients without PBD. The level of CASP3 and Bcl-2 (Human Bcl-2(B-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma 2) in blood serum and bile was assessed according to the principle of Sandwich-ELISA.

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The given paper describes a case of treating adenocarcinoma of the papilla of Vater diagnosed as the cause after an episode of acute pancreatitis. The etiology of aсute pancreatitis was considered idiopathic until the onset of complaints caused by tumor growth. The volume of radical surgery has changed intraoperatively due to the detection of infected limited necrotic clusters, didn't diagnosed both laboratory and instrumentally.

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Our purpose was to determine the incidence of pancreatic fistula (POPF) and delayed gastric emptying (DGE), assess impact of these and other potential factors of influence on overall survival. We analyzed 97 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy between 2012 and 2018 years. POPF grade B was present in 7 (7,1%) and grade C in 8 (8,2%).

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