Society of Physicians at Kazan University. Surgical section. Meeting on October 16, 1929

1) Dr. I. F. Kharitonov. On the surgical treatment of abdominal echinococci. The message concerns 13 cases of abdominal echinococcus (11 — liver, 1 — large omentum, 1 — uterus), operated from 1924 to 1929 in the surgical department of Menzelinskaya hospital. In five cases, the treatment was carried out open, in the rest - closed, and in 7 cases the chitinous membrane was removed, followed by wiping the cavity with a 50% formalin solution in glycerin, and in one case the fibrous capsule was removed. In 6 cases out of 8 treated with a closed method, smooth healing was observed. One case of open treatment was fatal. — Debate: Prof. N.V. Sokolov pointed out the advantage of removable sutures according to Razumovsky for a deaf method of surgical treatment of echinococci. Priv.-Assoc. R. A. Gusynin, Dr. B. V. Ognev, prof. P. M. Krasin, Dr. A. H. Ryzhikh and prof. VL Bogolyubov, who pointed out the difficulty in many cases of recognizing echinococcus, recommends not neglecting the Kassoni reaction and eosinophilia for this. The closed method of surgical treatment of echinococcus should be resorted to in all cases, except in cases of large cysts and festering echinococcus. The two-stage closed method, defended by the speaker, is not recommended for the treatment of large cysts.