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Central Europe & the USSR

Central Europe & the USSR

Hepatic Surgery in the Ussr

The history of hepatic surgery in the USSR goes back to the work of Russian surgeons in the late nineteenth century. The first successful liver resection was performed in Russia by N.V. Sklifosovsky in 1889, further contributions to surgery of the liver were made by M.M. Kuznetsov and V.R. Pensky who suggested the hepatic suture (Figure 1) in 1894 1, 2. At the same time as the topographical stu...

Japanese Encephalitis in the Ussr.

The author sketches the history of Japanese encephalitis in the USSR, where it has been thoroughly studied since it first occurred in 1938. After a brief outline of its epidemiology, he describes the pathogenesis, the signs and symptoms, and the pathophysiological mechanisms that make this form of encephalitis so dangerous. He also discusses the diagnosis and the methods of treatment and preven...

Study Tour in the USSR

From August 23 to September 13 a study tour was held in the USSR on the subject of Radiation Dosimetry in Medicine and Biology, at the invitation of the State Committee on the Utilization of Atomic Energy of the Soviet Union. Twenty-eight scientists from 28 developing countries — medical doctors, physicists and biologists — participated in the tour. The group visited 12 institutes in 5 towns, n...