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Relevance. Modern surgery is characterized by the use of various technical means to perform classical surgical techniques - separation and connection of tissues, hemostasis. The study of the applicability of new surgical devices and the search for technological techniques are an important task.The aim of the study: to evaluate the capabilities of the developed device based on microwave energy for hemostatic coagula­tion of resection surfaces of parenchymal organs.Materials and methods. The method is based on the principle of converting microwave energy into heat when it is absorbed in biological tissue. The choice of the microwave range is due to the higher efficiency of power supply to the heat­ing area. Based on the prototype of a medical microwave complex developed in 2011 for thermal effects on biological tissues (RF Patent 2481080. 2011), a prototype of a microwave coagulator for working with parenchymal organs was created. The device was tested on the paren­chymal organs of large laboratory animals under conditions of preserved and switched off blood flow in various energy supply modes. Tissue samples from coagulated lesions were studied histologically.Results. At the site of exposure of the applicator-coagulator to the parenchymal organ, a zone of coagulation changes appears. A clear dependence of the size of coagulation necrosis on the time and power of exposure was noted. When the blood flow is turned off, the necessary stable hemostasis is achieved by shorter exposure time of the coagulator antenna on the surface of the organ.Conclusions. The most effective and reliable hemostasis is achieved on the liver parenchyma. The use of temporary vascular isolation, especially on the kidneys and spleen, involves a single use of microwave energy to stop bleeding. By changing the power and duration of exposure, it is possible to dose the thermal load on biological tissue with great precision. This adjustment allows you to select the operating mode for each specific case. The obtained results of the experiment of the described system during surgery for the purpose of hemostasis in parenchymal bleeding.

Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common malignancies and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women worldwide. Currently, mammography and ultrasound are the methods most commonly used for the detection of BC, but these methods have significant limitations in the absence of “classic” visual symptoms of cancer in the breast tissue. In the complicated clinical situations, such methods as magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography are used for the differential diagnosis of breast cancer. Over the past 20 years, the BC imaging capabilities have expanded due to the introduction of optical methods into clinical practice. These methods are based on differences in the optical properties between normal and pathological breast tissues. Optical imaging provides the ability to obtain indirect information about oxygenation, blood supply, delivery and consumption of oxygen in the breast tissue, as well as changes in its scattering properties. We present a clinical case of a woman with enlarged axillary lymph nodes. After the core biopsy of the lymph node, histological examination reveled breast cancer metastasis. The standard imaging modalities, such as digital mammography and ultrasound, did not show the evidence of breast cancer. However, the use of diffuse optical spectroscopy (DOS) allowed the detection of changes in the absorption and scattering coefficients in a small part of the breast tissue characteristic of a malignant tumor. Ultrasound and mammography images of this site of the breast demonstrated the features of benign lesion. After ultrasound-guided biopsy, cytological examination revealed cancer cells. Thus, the method of DOS allowed identification of changes characteristic to malignant tumor that was not detected by routine imaging modalities.

We performed histological examination of 80 liver allograft biopsies, the diagnosis of acute rejection was proved in 34 cases. Histological changes in liver biopsies in different grades of acute rejection were estimated according to Banff classification 1995, 1997 and were compared with current literature data. The article deals with the question of morphological value of grading acute rejection on early and late, also we analyze changes in treat- ment tactics after morphological verification of liver allograft acute rejection.

Splenic artery steal syndrome is one of possible arterial complications after orthotopic liver transplantation. Material includes personal experience in diagnostics and treatment of this syndrome. In each case complication was opportunely suspected basing on laboratory and ultrasound data and proved by angiography. Successful treatment was performed using different variants of splenic artery embolization.

The aim of our work is to develop diagnostic criteria of liver ischemic injury according to needle biopsies of liver allograft using light microscopy. We studied 45 zero liver biopsies from cadaver donors with diagnosed brain death and 16 needle biopsies of liver allograft from 12 recipients 1 hour up to 1 month after operation. Grading to three stages of ischemic injury in liver allograft is based on clinical and morphological criteria. Ischemic injury of liver allograft is an acute alterative-inflammatory process i.e. there are hepatocyte degeneration and necrosis with following inflammation (exudation with edema, hemorrhage, neutrophil infiltration). In case of favorable outcome ischemic injury of liver allograft is a reversible process.