[Methods of surgical reconstruction of the conjunctiva]. / Metody khirurgicheskoi rekonstruktsii kon"yunktivy.

Reconstruction of the conjunctiva is required for restoration of damaged ocular surface and is an essential part of that process. Traumas, chemical and thermal burns, multiple surgical intervention can seriously damage the integrity of conjunctival tissue and promote the growth of fibrous tissue, scarring of contractures and their shortening, as well as other complications such as trichiasis, erosion and ulcers on the cornea. When a larger area is affected, there may not be enough donor tissue to replace the defect, in which case the tissue grafts are required to be large enough. Modern modifications of surgical techniques and the continued development of tissue engineering, as well as advancements in stem cell research offer promising novel alternatives for solution of those problems. This article reviews the existing surgical methods of conjunctival reconstruction.

[Results of coronary angiography in patients with recurrent angina pectoris in long-term period after coronary artery bypass grafting]. / Rezul'taty shuntokoronarografii u bol'nykh s vozvratnoi stenokardiei v otdalennom periode posle operatsii aortokoronarnogo shuntirovaniia.

Objective - analysis of coronary angiography data in long-term period after coronary artery bypass surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: There were 78 patients (75 (96.2%) men and 3 (3.8%) women) with recurrent angina pectoris after CABG. Postoperative follow-up period ranged from 1 month to 8 years. RESULTS: There were 104 and 39 local stenoses and occlusions de novo, respectively. New local stenoses appeared in 31 arteries with patent bypass grafts and in 18 arteries with closed graft. There were 143 (60.3%) patent and 94 (39.7%) occluded grafts. All grafts (n=4, 100%) were patent after bypass grafting of one coronary artery, 3 (13.7%) grafts were occluded after bypass grafting of 2 coronary arteries. Occlusion of 57 (45.2%) out of 126 grafts was noted after bypass grafting of 3 coronary arteries, in case of grafting of 4coronary arteries - 34 (40%) out of 85 grafts. CONCLUSION: Thus, the main causes of thrombosis of the grafts were poor distal vessels, technical errors in harvesting and implantation of the grafts, mediastinitis, overestimated indications for surgery (coronary stenoses <50%), progression of atherosclerotic process, usage of venous grafts. Also, there is a direct relationship between transplant thrombosis and the number of bypassed coronary arteries.