[Lymphangioma of the scrotum].

INTRODUCTION: Lymphangioma (lymphatic malformation) is a congenital malformation of lymphatic vessels. According to the classification of the International Society for the Study of the Vascular Anomalies, there are macrocystic, microcystic and mixed types of lymphatic malformations. The typical location of the lymphangiomas is the area of large lymphatic collectors (head, neck, axillary areas), while the scrotum is not frequently affected. AIM: To present a rare clinical case of lymphatic malformation of the scrotum with successful minimally invasive treatment (sclerotherapy). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A clinical observation of a 12-year-old child with a diagnosis of "Lymphatic malformation of the scrotum" is presented. From the age of 4, there was a large lesion in the left half of the scrotum. In other clinic, a surgical removal with a diagnosis of "left-sided inguinal hernia", "spermatic cord hydrocele", "isolated left-sided hydrocele" was performed. However, there was a recurrence after the procedure. When contacting the Clinic of pediatrics and pediatric surgery, scrotal lymphangioma was suspected. The diagnosis was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. The patient underwent minimally invasive sclerotherapy using the drug "Haemoblock". After 6 months of follow-up, no relapse was seen. CONCLUSION: Lymphangioma (lymphatic malformation) of the scrotum is a rare urological pathology that requires specific diagnosis, in-depth differential diagnosis and treatment by a multidisciplinary team of doctors, including a specialist in the treatment of vascular pathology.

[Surgical Short Stay Unit at a Metropolitan Children's Hospital].

Currently, the development of day care hospitals is determined by the need to improve medical, social and economic efficiency of medical institutions, and high demand among population for this type of medical service. Our foreign colleagues' experiance shows that the volume of planned surgical care in such structural units reaches 80%. The article analyzes the results of the Surgical Short Stay Unit at the Moscow Morozov children's hospital. From February 2017 to December 2018, 5684 surgical interventions were performed in the Department, 1073 of them were performed via the laparoscopic method in patients with inguinal hernias, varicocele, and non-palpable testicular syndrome. The length of patients' stay at the hospital averaged 6-8 hours. A unique algorithm of anesthetic support using 2-lumen laryngeal masks without muscle relaxants and narcotic anesthetics was performed. Only 1 patient needed to be transferred to a 24-hour hospital from the Unit. There were no surgical complications. The organization of the short stay unit in Morozov Moscow Children's Hospital allowed to radically improve the availability of minimally invasive modern medical care for children, to free highly specialized round-the-clock surgical beds, and to increase economic benefits for the medical institution.