[Minimally invasive esophagectomy for benign esophageal diseases: results of a two-center study].

Objective: To analyze the results of thoracoscopic esophagectomy for benign esophageal diseases.

Material And Methods: The study included 78 patients who underwent thoracoscopic esophagectomy between 2011 and 2019. Peptic and burn strictures of the esophagus were diagnosed in 53 patients, achalasia - in 24 patients.

IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFECT OF ALLOGENEIC MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS OF RATS.

Introduction: Recently, more and more attracted the attention of cell therapy, which requires a study of the efficacy and safety of allogeneic MSCs transplantation in acute and chronic inflammatory reactions. The aim of our study was to examine the effectiveness of transplantation of allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow stromal cells for the healing of surgical wounds the glandular stomach in rats.

Material And Methods: Using white Wistar rats.

[Complicated gastroesophageal reflux disease in the presence of congenital esophageal shortening].

The paper presents a clinical case of complicated gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and describes problems in the differential diagnosis of malignant esophageal lesion in patients with GERD and a treatment modality used in this clinical case.

[Mesenteric inflammatory veno-occlusive disease is a rare nosological entity: Literature review and the authors' clinical observation].

Mesenteric inflammatory veno-occlusive disease (MIVOD) is a rare disease. Its basis is inflammation of the small and medium-sized mesenteric veins, which is generally complicated by thrombosis and intestinal ischemia. Arteries are not therewith involved in the process.

[Thoracolaparoscopic simultaneous operations on esophagus].

Extirpation or subtotal resection of esophagus was performed in 14 patients by using of thoracolaparoscopic technique in terms from November 2011 to March 2014. The mean patients' age was 56 years old (27-67 years). In 10 patients indications for surgery included benign esophagus diseases such as cardiospasm stage IV (2 cases), peptic stricture (5 cases) and burn stricture (3 cases).