COMMENTS ON ARTICLES APPEARING IN VESTNIK KHIRURGII NO. 1, VOLUME 74, OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY, EDITED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MOSCOW AND LENINGRAD

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• Publication Date: September 15, 1954
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SUBJECT Comments on Articles Appearing in VESTNIK KBIRURGII NO. OF PAGES
No. 1? Volume 74) Official Journal of. Surgery, 50X1
Edited by the Ministry of Health, Meow and Leningrad.
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1. This issue of Vestnik Khirurgii (The -Herald of Surgery), No 1, Volume 74? Jan-
uary-February 1954, Mbscow-Leningradsnas previous issues of this publication
which , is for the consumption of practioners of general sur-
gery--there is no highly scientific material reported. this 50X1
publication with those journals published in the US by the various state medi-
cal associations.
2. As is customary, this issue of yestnik EunKsil has an editorial preceding the
medical reports. This editorial comments on ths 16th Anniversary of the Soviet
Army, under date of 23 Feb 54.
3. It is interesting to note that of the 13 authors contributing articles for this
Issue of Vestnik Khirurgal, six of them are females, who are designated as
either professors. or directors of large surgical clinics in the USSR.
E M 2ElrenskayaL "Carbon in Treatment of Terminal Condition".
This article is a result of experimental work on 92 dogs to establish the
Importance of carbon dioxide if it is used in treatment of terminal con-
ditions mainly when the respiration has ceased. The author on the basis
of this experiment show, that inha Lation of the carbon dioxide slows
down the process of dying. Generally the author shows the following in-
dications for use of COo:
a. Period of dying until the reflexes of pupils oasesi
b. After clinical death?starting from the moment of re-establishment
of the sign of life until all important functions of the brain
cortex are present; The contraindications are: Absence of respir-
ation and heart beat and also while activt hemorrhage.
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5. L I Krasnoshchekova: "Prophylaxis in Treatment of Terminal Conditions and
Severe Shocks From Intrathoracic Surgery".
This is a short article with the experience of only 18 patients, 16 of
Which were in condition of severe post-operative shock after thoracic
surgery. Ten patients out of 18 were with purulent conditions in lungs;
mainly abscesses. The author recommends intra-arterial blood transfusion
in the amount of 300-350 cam as average.
6. A V Smyrnov: "Basic Study in Surgical Treatment of Cholecystitis".
The author is mostly interested in mortality after cholecystectomy.
gives three categories:
a. Early surgery - 1.5% mortality.
b. EMergency operation - 2.8%.
c. Emergency surgery when the surgeon is forced to perform an operation
- 29.4%.
These numbers are from the group of 466 cholecystectomiea for acute
cholecystitiso The authorwarms about the false diagnosis and he estim-
ates the wrong diagnosis in one of the clinics as. high 4,59.5% in the
period of last ID years. even the patients who had surgery have had a
wrong diagnosis as high as 2746%.
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in another group of 184 patients with various kinds of cholecystitis eight
patients died.
7. V S Semenov: "Liver Resection for Echinococcus".
In the period from 1938-1953, the author made the Observatioa on 64 patients
with liver echinococcus, 62 of which were operated on. Theexploratory
laparatomy was done on 42 patients; and only on 20 patients the resection
of liver was possible. From the amount of 20 patients with resection five
died*
S Draphynskayaa "SomeJlesults After Subtotal Thyroidectomy in Patients With
Basedov's Disease"
Basedov's Disease is named after Basedov; it is known in the US as Grave's
Disease. _
This article is an experience of only 50 patients with hyperplastic goiter
ishoload subtotal thyroidectomy0 The results,: Very good -. patients;
Eqok,,!-13.patients; fair-- 1 patient; and recurrence - 1 patient.
The interesting part of this article might be the absence of any remarks
about the pre-operative treatment. There is nothing about, for example,
six - propyl-thiouracil, Iugol's solution, etc. There is nothing about
the surgical technique
9. V I YUchtyn: "Problem of Treatment of the Tetany by Transplantation of Thyroid".
The author describes only one case where a patient with Gravels Disease
first treated with iodide and thiouracil had thyroidectomy and subsequent-
ly developed tetany. She was treated with thyroid and parathyrotd drugs
but without result. The transplantation of the thyroid gland from another
patient of the same blood group was done and the patient recovered complete-
ly. The part of the thyroid 5 x 3 x 1 cm was placed subcutaneously on the
abdomr.,n.
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10. Z Z Baykovas- -"Re-implantation of Extremities on Vascular and Herveus Routes
After the me:thba'_-or N A. Bbhoraz".
The article describes someeresults fromethe surgery on egtramities which
was performed on two patients in 1949-1950. Previously7N A Bohoraz
described 28 such Operations. The Main idea of th?. surgery is to resect
the bong or bones of the extremities without radical amputation. The
diseased, part of the bone (osteoymelitis, tumor., etc) is resected with
preservation of main blood vessels and nerves. The bone is united again
and the wound is closed anatomically in layers. By this method patient
has a shorter extremity but does not JOse it entirely.seAuthor had good
result in both patients.
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11. I L Kropko: "Practical Metallic Osteosynthesis in Fractures of Long Bones".
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12. M V MUkhyne, " Strong Osteosynthesis at Fractures of Forearm".
Both of these articles (Nos 11 and 12) contain nothing special, except
they describe the use of Kirschner's vire in treatment o? fractures of long
bones. The only interesting part is that they do not mention the name
of Kirschner and for the wire used in surgery, they give the name ofT H
Bogdanov (Russian). Here, as usual 4 everything .started in the USSR.
13. E I Alekseyeva: "Free Transplantation of Bone into Infected Tissue".
The author described the use of the bone graft for compound fractures
and for non-union. This is mainly an experimental work on 60 rabbite.
The experiment was done mairay to de-
termine the graft with and wisnout antibiotics. He reported good and fair
results with penicillin and streptomycin and no results without anti-
biotics.
14. N Vse_tm_sie_ia:Ma "Oscillography and Pletysmography in the Picture of Obliterat-
ing Arteriosclerosis".
The author emphasizes the importance of pletysmography in diagnosis of
obliterating disease of the arteries. The pletysmography is done by special
apparatus which records the reflexes of the artery (blood supply) to cold
and warm. The apparatus was built by Etalt:q. There is no exact descrip-
tion of this apparatus,.
15* V HShypaoheva "The Method - of Closing of-LargesWoundS hY,gigsOkin Grafts".
Nothing unusual in this article. Thessathoreapesthe.ordinary skin graft
for big wounds and prefers to select the donor area from the thigh.. He
does net mentionWhether he takes the full thieknesa or the split thick-
aess--he mentions, only that he takes the skin for graft by "a sharp razor
blade". .
16, N I Herasymenko: "The use of Thlorvanilgst tubes in Prophylaxis of Post-
Operative Wound Infections".
Author uses the small tubes which he calls "chlorsanils". From the des-
50X1 cription are similar or identical with polyethylen tubes
used in the US. He uses several sizes from 0.5 to lsis mm and Inserts at
least three such tubes into wound in different layers, under the muscles,
fascia, subcutaneously. From these tubes, he has drainage and also he
tk.seP them for the injection of antibiotics.
17. The of the Vestnik Kbirurglie No, 19 Volume 749 January-February 1954
was devoted to severa-Mjit reports, and correspondence which has taken
place between authors regarding previously published articles,
any of this of special interest and it did not contain any unusual news.
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