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BACKGROUNDExtensive spinal epidural abscesses (SEAs) occupying three or more spinal regions are rare. This study aimed to address the key dilemma of surgical treatment for holospinal epidural abscesses, i.e., to determine the required scope of surgery and minimize surgical trauma with adequate purulent drainage.OBSERVATIONSTwo patients with extensive SEAs were treated at the Neurosurgery Department of the Central Hospital of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine from 2018 to 2020. Both patients had a neurological deficit and general inflammatory response syndrome. Spinal magnetic resonance examinations were performed, showing that the first and second patients had extensive SEAs at T11/S1 and C2/L1, respectively. Both underwent minimally invasive abscess drainage via intra- and translaminar access at the most caudal point using an epidural silicone catheter in the cranial direction along the entire length of the abscess.LESSONSTo achieve the key goal of extensive SEA treatment, i.e., to prevent the development of a persistent neurological deficit, immediate effective spinal canal decompression should be performed. Access method and scope should meet the requirements of spinal canal decompression and purulent content aspiration to the greatest possible extent while inducing minimal trauma.

Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy (VATS) is an effective minimally invasive surgical method of choice for the treatment of primary focal hyperhidrosis and blushing syndrome due to uncontrolled operation of the sympathetic nervous system. The aim of this study was to provide an objective assessment of the improvement in the quality of life of patients with primary focal hyperhidrosis and blushing syndrome after bilateral monoport video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy. Materials and methods. The results of surgical treatment were performed for 62 patients aged 17 to 42 years, 26 men and 36 women with a diagnosis of primary focal hyperhidrosis of the extremities and blushing syndrome. All patients underwent bilateral uniport video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy. Patients are divided into 3 groups depending on the level of coagulation of the sympathetic trunk: the first group of the study (n = 9) includes patients after bilateral uniport sympathectomy at the level of R3 (isolated palmar hyperhidrosis), the second (n = 31) - at the level of R3-R4 (palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis), the third group (n = 22) - at the level of R2 (blushing syndrome). Results. In this study, coagulation and separation of the sympathetic trunk through a single port using a silicone port was performed. An excellent clinical result was achieved due to the minimally invasive operation - all 62 patients (100%) were satisfied with the achievement of a rapid stable effect. According to the results of the Dermatology Life Quality Index DLQI (1 month after surgery), the best quality of life measures were observed in patients who underwent separation of the sympathetic trunk at the R3 level – improvement from 20.3 ± 5.9 points to 0.8 ± 0.8 points. After the operation at the R3-R4 level scores the quality of life decreased from 22.77 ± 5.4 points to 2.3 ± 1.3 points, and at the level of R2 - from 16.5 points (QI 14 points - QIII 20 points) to 2 points (QI 1 point - QIII 3 points) p <0.001). There was a difference in quality of life measures in our three groups of patients according to the severity of the disease before surgery. The lowest quality of life was determined in patients with the 4th degree of severity (33 people) and was 26.0 points (QI 23.0 points - QIII 27.3 points) compared with patients with 2d and 3d degrees of severity, 10.0 points (QI 7.7 points - QIII 10.0 points) and 17.0 points (QI 14.0 points - QIII 19.5 points) respectively (p <0.001). After a single-port VATS in three groups there was an increase in quality of life measure, regardless of the severity of the disease before surgery. Conclusions. The most highly specific tests that allow to determine an objective assessment of the severity of the disease and a real assessment of the effectiveness of surgical treatment for hyperhidrosis was TEWL-metry, for blushing syndrome – capillaroscopy. VATS is an effective method of treating patients with hyperhidrosis and blushing syndrome, which significantly improves the quality of life according to the results of the Dermatological Index of Life Quality DLQI (p <0.001) questionnaire.

Îñîбëèâîñò³ ä³àãíîñòèêè ðåöèäèâ³â ãðèae³ ì³aeхðåбöåâèх äèñê³â ó ïîïåðåêîâîìó â³ää³ë³ хðåбòàÄèêàí ².Ì., Єðîøê³í Î.À., Ðÿб³ê³í Î.Â.Іíñòèòóò íåéðîх³ðóð㳿 ³ì. àêàä. À.Ï. Ðîìîäàíîâà ÀÌÍ Уêðà¿íè, ì. Кè¿â ДУ «Íàóêîâî-ïðàêòèчíèé öåíòð ïðîìåíåâî¿ ä³àãíîñòèêè ÀÌÍ Уêðà¿íè», ì. Кè¿â П³ä чàñ îбñòåaeåííя ïàö³єíò³â з ðåöèäèâîм ãðèae³ äèñêà ï³ñëя х³ðóðã³чíîãî ë³êóâàííя âèêî-ðèñòîâóюòü âåëèêó ê³ëüê³ñòü мåòîä³â. Пðîòå, íàéб³ëüш ³íфîðмàòèâíèм мåòîäîм íåéðîâ³зóàë³зàö³¿ яê мåòîäîм âèбîðó ïðè îбñòåaeåíí³ ïàö³єíò³â з ðåöèäèâîм êë³í³чíèх ïðîяâ³â ï³ñëя âèêîðèñòàííя äèñêåêòîм³¿, є мàãí³òîðåзîíàíñíà òîмîãðàф³я (МРТ) з ï³äñèëåííям шëяхîм âíóòð³шíüîâåííîãî ââåäåííя ïðåïàðàò³â íà îñíîâ³ ãàäîë³í³ю. Пðè ðîзï³зíàâàíí³ ï³ñëяîïåðàö³éíèх ïàòîëîã³чíèх зм³í ë³êàð мàє бóòè îб³зíàíèé щîäî ñèмïòîм³â, хàðàêòåðíèх äëя ðàííüî¿ òà ï³зíüî¿ фàз ï³ñ-ëяîïåðàö³éíîãî ïåð³îäó.Кëючîâ³ ñëîâà: поперековий відділ хребта, грижа міжхребцевого диска, рецидив, методи діагностики.

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