[Congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava: diagnosis and medical treatment].

Analyzed herein are the findings obtained following an examination and medical treatment of five 17-to-39-year-old male patients (average age 25.0+/-1.83 years) presenting with congenital abnormalities of the inferior vena cava.

[Deep vein thrombosis as the manifestation of congenital anomaly of inferior vena cava].

Results of examination of 5 male patients aged 20 to 43 years with congenital anomaly of inferior vena cava are analyzed. Complex special examination (CT, MRI, duplex scanning, pelvic phlebography, retrograde cavagraphy) was used for correct diagnosis. Primary treatment of agenesis of inferior vena cava should consist of elastic compression and phlebotonics; in cases of deep vein thrombosis anticoagulants must be used.

[Cholera in Kazan. Organization and implementation of cholera control interventions].

Data on emergent epidemiological analysis of the cholera outbreak in Kazan are presented. A version of the cholera focus emergence was confirmed, namely water route of transmission as a result of bathing in a water reservoir where sewage waters had penetrated. The outbreak had local and acute character.