[Diagnosis and treatment of complications of selective proximal vagotomy].

The authors analyse the causes of 170 (38.3%) complications which occurred after 435 interventions for selective proximal vagotomy (SPV) with or without a stomach-draining operation. Specific complications were encountered in 31.

[The diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary artery thromboembolisms].

The article discusses experience in the diagnosis and methods of treatment of thromboembolism of the pulmonary arteries at the Department of Surgery of the Vessels of the Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Surgery. There were 238 patients under observation. A complex of modern diagnostic methods were applied, including, besides the routine methods of examination, angiopulmonography with measurement of blood pressure in the pulmonary trunk and right heart chamber and scanning of the lungs.

[Selection of therapeutic tactics for nonspecific spontaneous hemopneumothorax].

The results of treatment have been analyzed for 45 patients with nonspecific spontaneous hemopneumothorax. Therapeutic policy was decided upon individually basing on the patient's condition and clinical appearance of the disease. Urgent surgery was performed in 68.

[Complex treatment of trophic ulcers in varicose veins].

The efficacy of prolonged epidural blockade and hyperbaric oxygenation in the complex treatment of varicose ulcers of the lower limbs was studied in 112 patients. When applied separately and in combination, prolonged epidural blockade and hyperbaric oxygenation facilitate the improvement of the immediate and late-term results of treatment and reduce the period of hospitalization of the patients.