Mechanical Jaundice Research Articles

Choice of treatment method of obstructive jaundice in patients with tumors of the hepatopancreatobiliary region

The leading criteria for choosing minimally invasive surgical treatment of mechanical jaundice of tumor origin in the hepatopancreatobiliary zone are substantiated, which increase the effectiveness of surgical intervention and reduce the number of complications and mortality. The examination and surgical treatment results of 325 patients with mechanical jaundice of tumor origin, who underwent minimally invasive decompression of the biliary tract after clinical and laboratory diagnostics following national clinical recommendations, were analyzed. Based on the treatment results, the leading criteria that affect the selection of the method of minimally invasive drainage surgery are identified. The main criteria influencing the choice of minimally invasive intervention to decompress the bile ducts were as follows: level of bile duct block, severity of mechanical jaundice (according to the classification of E.I. Galperin), and the operability of the patient. Endoscopic stenting was the method of choice in inoperable cases at the level of block I with mechanical jaundice of classes A and B. Moreover, endoscopic stenting was the most successful intervention with a minimum number of complications in people with block II level. The indication for percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage was a level III biliary tract block, as well as the ineffectiveness of endoscopic stenting. Cholecystostomy is the safest and most effective in patients with block level I with class C mechanical jaundice and in operable cases with the same block level. In general, results of surgical interventions aimed at eliminating mechanical jaundice of tumor origin, conducted using modern examination methods of patients and taking into account the assessment of criteria such as the block level of the bile ducts, severity of mechanical jaundice, and general condition allow us to justify the choice of the most successful and safe option for its elimination.

Surgical treatment in patients with chronic pancreatitis in a multidisciplinary hospital

A rational personalized program of surgical treatment of patients with various clinical and morphological forms of chronic pancreatitis is substantiated, integrating modern diagnostic and minimally invasive technologies. Examination results and treatment of 354 patients with chronic pancreatitis were analyzed. Patients were divided into three groups according to the modified Marseille-Rome Classification of Chronic pancreatitis (1988). Calcifying chronic pancreatitis was detected in 119 patients, obstructive in 81, and inflammatory in 154. Modern methods of diagnosis and treatment of chronic pancreatitis allowed the modification of the classification by allocating subgroups for each disease form. The justified use of the entire range of modern surgical technologies, taking into account the morphological changes of the pancreas, allows the maximum correction of complications of chronic pancreatitis with minimal complications and good quality of life in the long-term. The choice of surgical aid in patients with chronic pancreatitis is established to primarily depend on the form and variant of the disease course. The main criteria for choosing a surgical aid should be the state of the pancreatic ductal system, the degree and nature of changes in its parenchyma, and the presence of a cystic or inflammatory component during the surgical decision making. Important adjustments in the stage of surgical interventions are made due to mechanical jaundice, portal hypertension, decompensated duodenal stenosis, and concomitant somatic pathology in patients. Subgroups of patients with identified main chronic pancreatitis form, according to its modified classification, allows the determination of the surgical intervention volume, type, and access for each specific patient.

Changes in the blood coagulation system that determine postoperative complications in patients with non-tumor mechanical jaundice

The OBJECTIVE was to study the features of changes in the blood coagulation system that contribute to the development of postoperative complications in patients depending on the stage of non-tumor mechanical jaundice at admission.METHODS AND MATERIALS. A total of 537 patients with mechanical jaundice were examined and changes in the blood coagulation system were analyzed. Vascular-platelet hemostasis was characterized by the following tests: capillary resistance, the number of desquamated endothelial cells, the number of blood platelets. Plasma hemostasis was analyzed using activated partial thromboplastin time, plasma soluble fibrin level, thrombin time, prothrombin ratio, prothrombin index, and fibrinogen blood level. Then, XIIa-dependent fibrinolysis in the blood and the level of the fibrin D-dimer in the blood plasma were determined.RESULTS. It was found that in the first stage of mechanical jaundice, with cholestasis, there were no changes in blood coagulation system that go beyond the normal limits. In the second stage, during cytolysis of hepatocytes, hyperbilirubinemia and hypertransaminasemia contribute to the activation of platelet first, and then plasma hemostasis. In the third stage (cholangitis), the death of endotheliocytes increases and there is a deficiency of blood coagulation factors due to their consumption and increased fibrinolysis.CONCLUSION. In the stage of cholestasis in patients with non-tumors mechanical jaundice, the parameters of the coagulation system remain within the reference values. In the stage of cytolysis, as endotheliotoxicosis increases, platelet and plasma hemostasis begins to activate, which can lead to thrombosis and thromboembolism in vital organs. In the stage of cholangitis, further activation of plasma hemostasis causes hemorrhagic syndrome. The occurrence of the described disorders in blood coagulation system with the progression of MJ dictates the need to monitor the changes in the blood coagulation system and their correction for the prevention of intra-and postoperative complications.

Stage interventions in the treatment of patients with malignant diseases of the common bile duct terminal segment complicated by acute mechanical jaundice

Obstructive mechanical jaundice is a well-researched complication of various diseases and causes, yet considering patients` condition with malignant diseases according to the stage of the malignant process, severity of complications and etc. Selection of the most appropriate method of surgical treatment is always an option where it is essential to consider finding a way between efficiency and surgical trauma.
 The aim of the research is to optimize the results of surgical treatment of patients with malignant tumours of the common bile duct terminal segment complicated by acute mechanical jaundice.
 Materials and methods: patients over 18 y.o. with duodenal obstruction; the presence of other active cancer pathology or blood diseases.
 The research was performed on 2 different groups divided according to the use of biliary passability restoring method concluding the preferability of minimally invasive methods of bile duct decompression.
 Results: minimally invasive methods are not inferior to the effectiveness of biliary decompression comparing to open methods, have a number of advantages, such as minimal invasiveness, relative safety, low incidence of complications and mortality
 Conclusions: the introduction of the developed algorithm for surgical treatment of blastomatous mechanical jaundice with the consistent use of antegrade and open methods, as well as antegrade, retrograde and “rendezvous” techniques in surgically incurable patients allowed to reduce the number of early postoperative complications from 32.7 % to 13.3 %, the number of complications requiring surgery – from 5.8 % to 1.3 % and the level of postoperative mortality – from 11.5 % to 2.7 %.

Implementation of mini-invasive methods of bile drainage in the treatment of blastomatous mechanical jaundice

Tumor diseases of the BPDZ (biliopancreatoduodenal zone) occupy one of the leading places among the causes of disability and mortality of the population, both according to global and domestic statistics, while in 85–90 % of cases, patients with distal tumor biliary obstruction are detected. The most common symptom of malignant tumors of periampullary localization is OJ(obstructive jaundice), which is found in 86–95 % of patients and becomes the first manifestation of the disease in 65–70 % of cases. Purpose. Optimization of surgical treatment in surgically incurable patients with obstructive blastomatous jaundice. Materials and methods. The study was clinical in nature, it was carried out on the basis of CCH №17 (Kharkov, Ukraine) and the State Institution “Institute of General and Emergency Surgery named after V. I. Zaitsev National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine ") and consisted of two stages. The main task of the first stage was a retrospective assessment of the results of antegrade and retrograde minimally invasive interventions performed in the period from 2006 to 2011 in 122 patients. The main objective of the second stage of the study was to assess the results of surgical treatment of 75 patients with blastomatous breast, who were treated from 2012 to 2019. using the developed treatment algorithm. Results. At the first stage of the study, the effectiveness of endoscopic transpapillary and transhepatic biliary excretion methods in patients with distal malignant obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract was compared, for which patients who underwent minimally invasive interventions were divided into two subgroups: group A (63 observations) biliary excretion, and in group b (59 observations) as biliary decompression antegrade percutaneous-transhepatic methods of drainage of bilious ways were applied. Endoscopic transpapillary surgery showed itself to be, not inferior to open surgery in effectiveness of biliary decompression, instead it has a number of advantages, such as low trauma, relative safety, low complication and mortality. Conclusions. The developed algorithm of bile excretion in incurable patients with blastomatous MF allowed to minimize the number of postoperative complications to 4.0 %, to avoid the development of transient hyperamylasemia and postmanipulation pancreatitis. Endoscopic retrograde methods of RV prosthetics as the final stage of surgical treatment in this category of patients have certain advantages over antegrade methods of external drainage, primarily due to the preservation of the natural passage of bile in the duodenum and better adaptation and tolerability by patients

Ultrasonography in diagnosis of the common bile duct pathology and pathology of the major duodenal papilla, complicated by mechanical jaundice

Mechanical jaundice is a clinical syndrome that develops due to the bile flow impairment along the bile ducts to the duodenum, remains one of the urgent problems of medicine. Of great importance among the causes of mechanical jaundice are diseases of the common bile duct and the major duodenal papilla, the diagnosis of which to this day remains a rather difficult task. The use of MRCP, ERСP, endo-ultrasonography and other highly informative bile tract imaging methods, despite great diagnostic capabilities, is associated with a number of limitations. In this regard, an important place, especially in the primary examination of patients, is occupied by transabdominal ultrasound, the advantages of which are non-invasiveness, portability, accessibility, safety, the possibility of multiple reiteration. A review of the literature presents domestic and foreign data of researchers regarding the possibility of ultrasonography in diagnostics of the common bile duct pathology and the pathology of the major duodenal papilla that are complicated by mechanical jaundice, as well as the greatest difficulties in diagnosing this pathology.

Тактичні підходи до діагностики та лікування гепаторенального синдрому у хворих із бластоматозною механічною жовтяницею

The article discusses problems of early diagnosis and, accordingly, treatment of hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) in case of obstructive jaundice of blastomatous origin. The results of a comprehensive examination of 37 patients with blastomatous obstructive jaundice (OJ) with clinical and laboratory signs of HRS were analyzed. Patients were evaluated for clinical and biochemical parameters of blood and urine, blood electrolytes, indicators of the blood coagulation system according to unified methods. The main work is devoted to the determination of the biomarker of renal tubular damage, neutrophil-gelatinase-associated lipocaine (s-NGAL) as a marker and indicator of HRS severity, careful and detailed analysis, monitoring of levels (s-NGAL) and other bioactive substances as an indicator of treatment efficacy. Introduction of active ultrasound as a replacement for contrast computer tomography to reduce the load on precompromised kidneys. It has been proven that the level of renal tubular damage, neutrophil-gelatinase-associated lipocaine s-NGAL is an early marker of renal damage whose function is to reduce the severity of damage to the proximal tubules of the kidneys, normalize damaged tissue by participating in apoptosis, increase survival of damaged restoration of damaged epithelium, stimulation of differentiation and structural reorganization of renal epithelial cells. The fact that s-NGAL was not significantly reduced in the stage of recovery of diuresis, confirms the presence of patients with blastomatous MF severe and persistent toxic tubulointerstitial disorders. Based on this determination of the biomarker (s-NGAL) in the serum of patients with blastomatous mechanical jaundice and performing in them at primary ultrasound color Doppler mapping and pulsed wave Doppler imaging of the kidneys with the calculation of the resistance index may serve as early signs of damage.

Neutrophils’ functional activity in patients with mechanical jaundice and different levels of bilirubin

Introduction: Mechanical jaundice (MJ) or bile duct blockage occurs when the bile ducts' patency is impaired, and the bile flow has stopped. One of the main pathogenetic factors developing complications with MJ is immune system imbalance, particularly its phagocytic link. The purpose of the study was to understand neutrophils' functional activity dependence with different blood bilirubin levels in men with mechanical jaundice.
 Methods: Forty-seven middle-aged men with mechanical jaundice were divided into three groups depending on the bilirubin levels in their blood: less than 60 μmol/L (n = 10), 60 – 200 μmol/L (n = 20), and more than 200 μmol/L (n = 17). The control group consisted of 50 practically healthy men of the same age. The neutrophils' functional state was assessed using the methods of spontaneous and induced luminol-dependent chemiluminescence of neutrophils.
 Results: In the group of patients with mechanical jaundice and a bilirubin level of less than 60 μmol/L, there was an increase in the values of T max spontaneous by 96%, I max spontaneous by 44.81%, S spontaneous by 224.6%, T max induced by 19.9%, I max induced by 13.5%, and S induced by 140.3%. In the group with bilirubin levels from 60 – 200 μmol/L, there was an increase in the values of T max spontaneous by 86.8%, I max spontaneous at 47.7%, S spontaneous at 204.6%, I max induced at 28.3%, S induced at 445%, and activation index at 70%. The group with bilirubin levels more than 200 μmol/L showed an increase in the level of T max spontaneous by 85.9%, I max spontaneous by 53.4%, S spontaneous by 927.3%, I max induced by 28.6%, S induced by 1045%, and activation index by 92.3% compared with the control values. The intergroup differences were found in S spontaneous levels, which were higher in the group with more than 200 μmol/L bilirubin levels compared with the 60 – 200 μmol/L group and less than the 60 μmol/L groups by 216.9% and 237.3% respectively.
 Conclusion: The revealed changes characterize the functional activity of neutrophils' increase with an increase in the bilirubin levels in patients with mechanical jaundice.

O retrospectivă a patologiei chirurgicale, problemele de îngrijiri specifice cazurilor oncologice şi nononcologice, într-un an de pandemie COVID-19

Introduction. The activity carried out in a general surgery department is complex, the diversity of cases and comorbidities such as cardiovascular diseases, neuro-mental disorders, metabolic diseases, obesity, diabetes influence the care needs of patients. These pathologies increase risks and safety issues in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and method. We conducted a descriptive retrospective study in which we included 749 patients, of which 184 patients with oncological diseases and 565 with non-oncological diseases, hospitalized at the level of Surgery II, Oradea County Emergency Clinical Hospital, between 15.03.2020 and 15.03.2021. We analyzed the cases of the department in terms of demographic data, oncological and non-oncological cases, comorbidities, types of interventions performed, type of hospitalization, length of hospitalization, mortality, care problems, using FOCG records, care plan and its annexes. Results. 610 surgeries were performed in 749 patients, with an operability rate of 81%. 151 surgeries were performed in the first 24 hours after hospitalization, with or without the result of the RT-PCR test for SARSCoV-2, representing 28% of cases, with additional protection measures and overloading of staff. Of the 184 patients with oncological diseases, 64 were hospitalized by appointment, breast cancer predominates and 120 cases by the emergency department, colorectal cancer predominates. The most common complications in non-oncological surgical cases were: acute cholecystitis with pancreatic reaction, angiocolitis, mechanical jaundice, perforated gallbladder with subhepatic abscess, gastric ulcer perforated with peritonitis, strangulated eventration with loop necrosis, check perforation, occlusions intestinal with severe hydroelectrolytic and metabolic imbalances, septic conditions. Patients with oncological effects presented complications such as: perforated colon cancer with fecal peritonitis, rectal cancer with anal stenosis and rectoria, gastric cancer with upper digestive hemorrhage, pancreatic cancer with mechanical jaundice, intestinal occlusion, esophageal cancer with complete stenosis, cachexia, severe nutritional and metabolic imbalances. Regarding comorbidities, the most common secondary diagnoses associated with the underlying disease were: cardiovascular disease, diabetes, endocrine disorders, neurological and/or psychiatric disorders, obesity, lung disorders. Conclusions. The COVID-19 pandemic made surgical care more difficult due to the rules imposed, the number of hospitalizations decreased, patients delayed the operative moment, with a great impact on the subsequent evolution of the quality of life and survival. In addition to the specific problems of surgical emergencies and oncological cases, a problem for staff was the provision of preoperative and postoperative surgical care to patients with comorbidities such as neuro-mental disorders, metabolic diseases, obesity, diabetes, pathologies that increased risks and safety issues. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the increase in the need for care led to the increase in the consumption of human and material medical resources.

MORPHOLOGICAL SUBSTANTIATION OF DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF JAUNDICE SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS

Summary. Objective. To improve the results of treatment of patients with jaundice syndrome by improving the diagnosis quality of obstructive jaundice and improving methods of surgical treatment.
 Materials and methods. The results of diagnosis and treatment of 272 patients with benign jaundice syndrome admitted to the clinic on an urgent basis from 2010 to 2020 were analyzed. Differential diagnosis of the nature of jaundice and its cause was carried out according to ultrasound and ERCP.
 Results. Based on the revealed differences in the data of histostructures of the gallbladder wall in patients with acute cholecystitis, hepatitis, and liver cirrhosis, we determined ultrasound criteria for the differential diagnosis of mechanical and parenchymal jaundice. Ultrasound made it possible in a short time to determine the obstructive or parenchymal nature of jaundice by the nature of changes in the liver and the wall of the gallbladder. (Patent № 134089 dated April 25, 2019).In cases of mechanical origin of jaundice, ultrasound data helped to establish its cause and determine the tactics of treatment.
 Conclusion. 1. Morphological changes in the wall of the gallbladder in patients with acute cholecystitis, hepatitis and liver cirrhosis are qualitatively different from each other. 2. The combination of changes in the liver and the wall of the gallbladder revealed by ultrasound examination makes it possible to differentiate parenchymal and obstructive jaundice with a high degree of reliability.

First Use of Superpulsed Fibre Thulium Laser-Based Contact Stone Ablation in Common Bile and Main Pancreatic Ducts

Aim. A clinical demonstration of the feasibility of novel superpulsed thulium fibre laser in contact intraductal lithotripsy in patients with choledocholithiasis and pancreatic lithiasis.Key points. We describe two clinically successful ablations of large biliary and pancreatic calculi using a FiberLase U2 superpulse fibre thulium laser appliance (IRE-Polus, Russia) during oral transpapillary cholangiopancreaticoscopy in patients with technically unfeasible conventional minimally invasive treatment for choledocho- and pancreatic lithiasis. A 72-yo patient was urgently admitted with acute mechanical jaundice, cholangitis and a history of endoscopic papillosphincterotomy (EPST) and bilioduodenal stenting with a plastic implant for technically impractical lithotripsy and lithoextraction. An ineffective extracorporeal lithotripsy attempt was followed on day 3 by a second retrograde intervention and endoscopic contact laser lithotripsy controlled in oral transpapillary cholangioscopy with FiberLase U2. A 50-yo patient was admitted with clinical signs of chronic calculous pancreatitis and a history of EPST, pancreatic ductotomy and plastic pancreatic stenting. The first endoscopy stage comprised the encrusted pancreatic stent removal, retrograde pancreaticography, pancreatic ductotomy, narrowed terminal Wirsung’s duct bougienage with mechanical dilators and additional balloon-assisted dilation of the excision area and pancreatic stricture. Mechanical intraductal lithotripsy was unsuccessful. Contact lithotripsy with a novel superpulsed fibre thulium laser has been rendered. The technique presented ensures a complete sanation of the duct at no mucosal damage.Conclusion. We present the fully successful first national and world experience of the superpulsed fibre thulium laser application in contact lithotripsy of large calculi in common bile and main pancreatic ducts.

A new algorithm of preoperative preparation of patients with focal lesions of the biliopancreatic area complicated by mechanical jaundice

Pancreatoduodenal resection (PDR) represents one of the most demanding procedures which is required in patients with a tumoral lesion at this level. The aim of the present article was to report the results of 272 patients submitted to such surgical procedures. All patients were divided into two groups: the main group, for whom the optimized decompression algorithm was used (n=112) and the control group, for whom preparation for PDR was carried out according to generally accepted standards (n=160). Upon admission to the hospital, the total bilirubin level in the main group was 274.6±5.9 µmol/l while in the control group this level was 270.4±4.6 µmol/l. PDR was performed in 272 of the patients. Whipple’s terminolateral anastomosis was performed in 38/160 (23.7%) of patients in the control group; termino-terminal anastomosis according to Shalimov-Kopchak’s method was imposed in 40/160 (25.0%) patients of the control group. Pancreatojejunoanastomosis with the imposition of a ductomucosal anastomosis was performed in 128 patients in total with 73 cases in the main group and in 55 cases in the control one. Pancreatogastroanastomosis with plunging of the pancreatic stump into the stomach stump was performed in 35 patients in total with 19 patients in the main group and 16 in the control group. Pancreatogastroanastomosis with plunging of the pancreatic stump into the ‘stomach sleeve’ was performed in 32 patients in total with 20 patients in the main group and 12 in the control group. The mortality rate in the main group was 6.3% (7 patients), and in the control group, 11.9% (19 patients). In conclusion, biliary decompression may improve the postoperative outcomes after pancreatic resection.
 Abbreviations: CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; CA, cancer antigen; PDR, pancreatoduodenal resection; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging

Жовчнокам’яна хвороба, ускладнена холедохолітіазом: сучасні аспекти діагностики

Choledocholithiasis is an urgent problem of modern hepatobiliary surgery and accounts for 60% of all obstructive jaundice. Stones of the common bile duct cause cholestasis and mechanical jaundice syndrome and in case of untimely diagnostics lead to the development of such severe complications as acute cholangitis and biliary sepsis. The criteria for determining the sequence, stages and volume of diagnostic measures with choledocholithiasis have not been determined by now. The purpose of the study. Optimization of the instrumental stage of the diagnostics of patients with choledocholithiasis. Materials and methods. 56 patients with choledocholithiasis were studied. The diagnostic program was expanded due to the instrumental stage using ultrasound, duodenopapiloscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and magnetic resonance tomography. The criterion for the patients selection was the syndrome of distal choledochal patency violation and the presence of stones in it according to echosonography and endoscopic cholangiopancreatography. Results and discussion. At sonography bilious hypertension was established in all 72 (100%) patients. Mechanical jaundice was present in 54 (96.4%) patients. Hepatic dysfunction with 84±9.6 mmol/l hyperbilirubinemia and an increase in AST and ALT levels to 1.2±0.9 mmol/l and 1.5±1.1 mmol/l, were verified respectively. At endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography choledocholithiasis was found in 54 (96.4%) patients. Single stones were present in 18 (32.1%) and multiple – in 38 (67.9%) patients. In 52 (92.9%) cases, stones up to 1.5 cm in diameter were removed with a Dormia basket at one time or after mechanical lithotripsy. In 4 (7.1%) patients stones from 1.7 to 2.0 cm could not be removed endoscopically. Choledoch stenting was performed in 12 (21.4%) patients. One-stage transpapillary treatment was carried out in 38 (67.9%) patients, two and three stage treatment – in 14 (25%) cases, and «open» choledocholithotomy – in 4 (7.1%) cases. Conclusion. The program of choledocholithiasis diagnostics with the gradual use of clinical, laboratory, radiological and endoscopic data allows carrying out correct detailing of the cause, level, degree of common bile duct obstruction and the complicated course of the disease in 100% of cases

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in complications of gallstone disease accompanied by mechanical jaundice (review of literature)

At present, the determination of the severity of patients with complications of acute calculous cholecystitis, manifested in the form of mechanical jaundice (MJ), remains an insufficiently studied issue. This is due to the fact that the main attention in the examination of such patients is paid to the diagnosis and assessment of the severity of liver failure, and the signs of SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) are not given due attention. In this regard, this literature review presents data on the systemic inflammatory response syndrome in such patients, describes its etiopathogenetic mechanisms of development, presents clinical signs, stages of this pathological process. The role of biomarkers, which can be used to determine the severity of inflammatory changes in the biliary system in MJ, is estimated on the basis of literature data.

Substantiation of the method for resolving obstructive jaundice in operable patients with malignant hepatopancreatobiliary tumors

The OBJECTIVE was to determine the best option for decompression of the biliary tract in patients with malignant neoplasms of the hepatopancreatobiliary zone to resolve obstructive jaundice before performing radical surgery.METHODS AND MATERIALS. The study of the results of examination and surgical treatment of 325 patients with mechanical jaundice caused by malignant tumors of the hepatopancreatobiliary zone allowed us to identify 93 (28.6 %) patients who initially underwent drainage operations on the bile ducts, and then radical surgical interventions.RESULTS. Stage I of the oncological process according to the TnM system (8 reconsideration) was determined in 16 (17.2 %) patients, stage II – in 71 (76.3 %) and stage III – in 6 (6.5 %). According to the ECOG scale, I or II scores were determined in all patients before radical surgery. Tumors of the head of the pancreas, common bile duct and large papilla of the duodenum led to the I level of biliary tract blockage in 81.7 % of patients. Tumors of the common bile duct and head of the pancreas (involving the cystic duct), tumors of the gallbladder and Klatskin (Bismuth–Corlette I) caused the II level of biliary tract blockage in 12.9 % of the examined patients. Klatskin tumor (Bismuth–Corlette II, IIIa, IIIb,) caused bile duct blockage of III level (5.4 % of patients). Pancreatoduodenal resection was performed in 85 patients, endoscopic papillectomy – 3, bile duct resection – 2 and bile duct resection in combination with liver resection – 3. The choice of a rational option for decompression of the biliary tract, taking into account the level of their blockage and the severity of the general somatic condition of patients, provides the possibility of performing radical surgery.CONCLUSION. Before performing radical surgery, obstructive jaundice in operable patients with malignant tumors of the hepatopancreatobiliary zone at the blockage of I level can be effectively and safely resolved by cholecystostomy, at the blockage of II level – endoscopic stenting, while the blockage of III level – percutaneous-transhepatic cholangiodrainage.

Синдром Бувере (клінічний випадок)

Gallstone disease is one of the most common surgical nosologies, which tends to increase steadily. More than 2.5 million cholecystectomy surgeries are performed annually in the world: in European countries – from 45 to 80 thousand, in the United States – more than 700 thousand choledocholithiasis with the development of mechanical jaundice. Diagnosis of these complications in most cases is not difficult, and the provision of surgical care is standardized. Bouvet’s syndrome (syn. Acute biliary ileus, Gallstone ileus) is a very rare complication of gallstone disease and is caused by the development of inflammatory degenerative-dystrophic changes between the gallbladder and the duodenal wall, leading to the formation of fistulas through which -intestinal tract with the development of obstruction. However, it should be noted that only in 7–10% of cases, the formed fistula can cause the migration of stones and the development of intestinal obstruction. By 2008, only about 300 cases of the syndrome had been described in the world literature. Patients with a long history of stone disease, frequent episodes of exacerbation of cholelithiasis, female gender, old age are the main risk factors for Bouvere syndrome. Compared to other types of mechanical obstruction, the frequency of biliary ileus is only 1–4% and can reach 24% in people over 70 years. The complexity of the diagnosis is due to the nonspecificity of the initial manifestations, comorbidity of patients, late treatment. Postoperative mortality in acute calculous cholecystitis ranges from 0.28% to 3.01% (on average in Ukraine 0.94–0.81%), and in Bouvere syndrome can reach 24%. The main direct causes of death are bleeding, perforation, acute pancreatitis, severe dyselectrolyte disorders. The possibility of widespread use of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging greatly simplifies the diagnostic search. However, unfortunately, preoperative diagnosis of the syndrome is achieved only in a quarter of patients. Minimally invasive methods, given the growth of scientific publications and personal experience, can be successfully used to correct this pathology as a final method. A literature review of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, prevalence, methods of diagnosis and treatment of Bouvet syndrome is presented. Clinical case (short description). Presented own clinical observation of Bouvere syndrome in a patient hospitalized in the surgical department of the KNP «Regional Clinical Hospital named after O.F. Gerbachevsky» with the phenomena of duodenal immobility and long history of stone-bearing. Consecutive use of endoscopic and instrumental imaging methods allowed accurate diagnosis, and the use of laparoscopic access made it possible to perform minimally invasive correction of pathology in this patient. Conclusions. Gallstone disease is one of the most common surgical pathologies. Bouvere syndrome is a rare complication of the latter. Clinical symptoms are less specific, so the use of additional instrumental examinations allows accurate preoperative diagnosis. Due to the low efficiency of endoscopic methods of correction surgery is the main tool. The increase in scientific publications on the use of laparoscopic and video-assisting techniques makes it possible to argue about the relatively high efficiency of the latter in the correction of this pathology. The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. The authors declare no conflicts of interests. Key words: Gallstone disease, acute intestinal obstruction, Bouveret syndrome.

WAYS TO IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS OF PATIENTS WITH POSTCHOLECYSTECTOMY SYNDROME

Postcholecystectomy syndrome is a symptom complex that occurs or worsens after cholecystectomy and is a functional and / or organic disorder. It often complicates the post−surgery course of gallstone disease. The presence of symptoms of the disease indicates a deterioration in the quality of life of patients, but the diagnostic examination is not always possible to detect morphological or functional changes. Thus, at present the syndrome is an urgent problem of gastroenterology and biliary surgery. Diagnostic issues with a differentiated approach to the functional or organic nature of postcholecystectomy syndrome are important for the choice of further treatment tactics. In order to improve the diagnostic algorithm taking into account the changes in the area of the major duodenal papilla, a study was conducted in 137 patients. To determine the functional disorders of the sphincter of Oddi there was used the method of ultrasound investigation of hepatobiliary area and Vater's papilla with choleretic loading on Boyden as well as the Grigoriev's methods in the absence of organic obstruction of the terminal choledochus at previous stages of examination. Morphological changes in the major duodenal papilla area were evaluated using the technique of parietal ph−impedancemetry, which was performed on the background of benign mechanical jaundice in the patients after cholecystectomy during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography prior to endoscopic papillosphincterotomy. The obtained results help to perform a differentiated approach to the patients who underwent cholecystectomy, taking into account morphofunctional changes in the area of the major duodenal papilla and allow the implementation of the selected methods to the research algorithm of patients with postcholecystectomy syndrome. Key words: postcholecystectomy syndrome, functional and organic changes of major duodenal papilla, patency of the terminal choledochus, treatment tactics.

Mechanical jaundice caused by common bile duct obstruction due to hepato-biliary ascariasis

The paper presents a case of successful surgical treatment of a patient with common bile duct ascariasis, which caused obstructive jaundice. Modern methods of examining a patient with obstructive jaundice did not allow to make the right diagnosis of the common bile duct ascariasis before surgical intervention. The rarity of this pathology arouses interest in this material.

Quantum correction of homeostatic disorders in patients with mechanical jaundice

Purpose . To study the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) for the correction of homeostatic disorders in severe mechanical jaundice of non-tumor origin at the early postoperative period. Material and methods . The authors present their results of treating 45 patients with mechanical jaundice (MJ) of non-neoplastic genesis and of various severity. Patients were randomized into three groups: Group 1 (n = 15) – patients with mild MJ who were prescribed standard treatment at the postoperative period; Group 2 (n = 15) – patients with severe MJ who were also prescribed standard treatment; Group 3 (n = 15) – patients' state similar to that of Group 2 but who were added laser therapy sessions to their standard treatment. Laser «Matrix» was used for this. The intensity of lipoperoxidation processes, phospholipase activity, microcirculation, hemostasis and liver functional state were assessed. Results . It was found that at the early postoperative period (up to day 8), patients with mechanical jaundice of non-tumor genesis have marked deviations in homeostasis, like oxidative stress, activation of phospholipase system, microcirculatory disorders, hepatic dysfunction and hemostatic disorders, the severity of which is associated with the severity of pathology. The therapeutic effectiveness of basic treatment at early stages in patients with mild MJ was enough, while in patients with severe MJ not always. Conclusion . Supravascular quantum irradiation added to standard therapy in patients with severe mechanical jaundice promotes more rapid restoration of hepatic dysfunction and more effective correction of the homeostatic system.

Primary Hyperparathyroidism with a Predominant Lesion of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common pathology, but it is fact that doctors of various specialties run against difficulties in diagnosinging. The variety of clinical manifestations causes a long period of diagnosis and, late start of treatment. The main symptoms of this pathology are described taking into account the pathogenesis. The most common laboratory markers of hyperparathyroidism are incrising level of parathyroid hormone and hypercalcemia. Imaging examination methods are used to establish primary hyperparathyroidism. Targeted ultrasound examination of the parathyroid glands should be performed in all patients with suspected calcium metabolism disorders.This article presents a clinical case of primary hyperparathyroidism with predominant gastrointestinal symptoms. The patient was twice admitted to the hospital with various clinical manifestations of damage to the gastrointestinal tract. Erosive gastritis, terminal ileitis, chronic pancreatitis, and cholelithiasis were identified. A differential diagnosis was made with small intestine lymphoma and Crohn’s disease. In addition, there were General cerebral symptoms in the form of lethargy, rapid exhaustion. Due to severe electrolyte disorders, the patient was observed in the intensive care unit. Due to the development of mechanical jaundice, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with papillosphincterotomy was performed. Based on hypercalcemia, elevated parathyroid hormone levels, and visualization of parathyroid gland formation, the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism was established based on ultrasound data. An adenomectomy of the left lower parathyroid gland was performed. in the surgical department. The patient was discharged with positive dynamics in the form of improvement in General health, cessation of pain, regress of vomiting, expansion of motor activity. Betimes diagnosis and treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism, on the example of the described case, leads to complete relief of symptoms and improvement of the quality of life of patients.