[Endoscopic gastrostomy by esophageal obstruction.].

A sparing endoscopic establishment of gastric fistula was developed by the authors. The procedure does not require any special kits for endoscopic gastrostomy. Pezzer 36 Fr catheter is used as a gastrostomy tube.

[Fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnostics of nodular thyroid lesions].

The use of the improved puncture needle was evaluated on the basis of 126 biopsies of thyroid nodular lesions. Benign lesions were diagnosed in 114 (90,5%) patients, malignant tumors - in 10 (7,9%) cases. The method proved to be highly effective and provided correct preoperative diagnosis in 96,8% of patients with nodular goiter.

[The method of toxic goiter surgical treatment].

Results of surgical treatment of 192 patients with toxic goiter are analyzed. A new method of thyroid resection, based on the intraoperative morphofunctional evaluation of thyroid activity, was performed in all cases. The optimal volume of the reserved thyroid was determined by the size of the patint's little finger nail bone.

[Reconstructive-reparative surgeries on the esophagus in burn cicatricial strictures].

Esophagoplasty was performed in 196 patients. Combined disease of the esophagus and stomach was in 71 patients. Esophagogastroplasty was performed in 122 patients, including 104 with gastric tube, 12 -- with whole stomach, 6 -- by means of lengthening of whole stomach.

[The treatment of joint cicatricial lesions of the esophagus and stomach].

Treatment of 108 patients with concurrent cicatricial stenosis of the esophagus and stomach is analysed. Various operations were performed on the stomach in 70 patients. The patency of the esophagus was restored by forced bougienage and intubation.

[Diagnostic importance of dynamic computerized esophageal scintigraphy].

In healthy persons the mean time of the passage of water through the esophagus was 3.75 +/- 0.12 s, that of 10% test meal 6.