[Results of surgical and conservative therapy of tracheal and tracheoesophageal lesions].

The paper deals with 10 years of experience a multispecialty team has reached in the therapy of tracheal stenoses and acquired tracheoesophageal fistulas. In 38 surgical patients the authors performed 50 reconstruction operations. The best results were reached in stenoses and tumours of trachea provided the patient had not died after the operation.

[Caudal epidural block in children during catheter cerebral angiography (author's transl)].

Nineteen panangiographies under caudal epidural block were performed in children between 9 months and 13 years. It is stated that the sympatholytic action of caudal epidural block diminishes the risk of circulatory disturbances in the catheterised femoral artery. The performance of caudal block in children is easy and safe.