[Experience in the use of laser instruments in surgery of the anorectal region]. / Opyt primeneniia lazernykh instrumentov v khirugii anorektal'noi oblasti.

The article discusses experience in surgical treatment of 480 patients with the most common diseases of the anorectal region (acute and chronic haemorrhoids, acute and chronic paraproctitis, polyps, chronic fissures of the anal canal) in which special laser tools were used. The carbonic acid laser Skalpel-1 with a wave length of 10.6 microns and power of 30 W was used as the source of laser radiation. Methods of operations with the use of these tools are described in detail. The advantages of laser instruments in the treatment of patients with the above listed diseases are shown on a rich clinical material.

[A cytologic wire brush for flexible endoscopes]. / Tsitologicheski'i ersh k gibkim éndoskopam.

Development and serial production of a special instrument for scraping off from the mucous membrane with a following microscopic examination of the material could considerably widen the possibilities of endoscopists in difficult to access regions.