Rare diseases of esophagus: Surgical treatment of cysts in adults. Case report.

Introduction And Importance: Esophageal cysts (EC) are congenital, extremely rare malformation. Up to 80% of EC are diagnosed in childhood, therefore, we can find only few clinical observations of EC in adults in literature.

Case Presentation: During the period from October to December 2019, a successful surgical treatment of 2 patients (1 male and 1 female) with enterogenous and duplication cysts of esophagus was performed at the Clinic of Faculty Surgery at Sechenov University.

[Diagnosis and surgical treatment of adrenocortical cancer with invasion into great veins].

Aim: To estimate immediate and remote resaults of treatment of adrenocortical cancer with invasion into great veins.

Material And Methods: It was analyzed survey and treatment results in 3 patients with adrenocortical cancer and invasion into renal veins and inferior vena cava.

Results: Radical surgery with tumoral thrombi removal from great vessels was performed in all cases.

[The long-term results of the dynamic observation of patients with adrenal gland adenomas].

The authors demonstrate the results of many years of observing patients with hormone-inactive adrenal gland adenomas. The subjects were 80 patients observed during 8 months to 12 years. The study shows that slow growth is generally typical of these adenomas.

[Disputable problems in diagnosis and treatment of catecholamine-secreting tumors].

The article covers the main problems and disputable points in diagnosis and treatment of pheochromocytoma: differential diagnosis before surgery and treatment which policy. The authors define a specific group of patients required a comprehensive deep examination (group of risk) for chromaffin tissue. Differentiated use of different methods of diagnosis of catecholamine-secreting tumors is validated.

[Disputable points and negative tendencies in diagnosis and surgical treatment of accidentally revealed adrenal tumors].

Two main problems are discussed in detail: differential diagnosis of adrenal tumors before surgery, and policy of treatment of these patients. Indications for fine needle biopsy are determined, based on personal and world experience reasoned indications to surgical treatment and follow-up are formulated. Some negative tendencies in adrenal surgery are also discussed.