[Surgery for mediastinal teratoma containing pancreatic tissue].

Surgery for mediastinal tumors is still one of the most difficult in modern medicine. This is due to vital organs and various nature of tumors in this area. Teratomas are relatively rare among mediastinal tumors.

[Giant traumatic diaphragmatic hernia as a complication after laparoscopic liver surgery].

Laparoscopic surgery is now one of the main options for patients with surgical diseases of abdominal cavity, pelvis and retroperitoneal space. Postoperative complications are known, and methods for their prevention after such interventions are well developed. However, there are rare complications, and their management deserves a special attention.

[Feasibility of cardiac surgical techniques for intrathoracic tumors].

Objective: To analyse safety and expediency of cardiac surgical technologies including cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in patients with locally advanced lung cancer and invasive tumors of the mediastinum.

Material And Methods: Cardiac surgical techniques and CPB were used in 23 patients (group 1) with locally advanced thoracic tumors between 2005 and 2015. For the same period, there were 22 patients (group 2) who underwent combined surgeries and could have had similar techniques.

[Solitary mediastinal fibrous tumor complicated by hypoglycemic crises (Doege-Potter syndrome)].

Diagnostic and treatment algorithms for large mediastinal tumors are clear. However, long-term results are not always good. They largely depend on early diagnosis and morphological structure of tumor.

[Treatment of cicatricial tracheal stenosis and tracheoesophageal fistula in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia].

Objective: To describe treatment of cicatricial tracheal stenosis and tracheoesophageal fistula in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

Material And Methods: There were 91 patients with cicatricial tracheal stenosis for the period from August 2020 to April 2022 (21 months). Of these, 32 (35.