Zhygulin Andrii Valentynovych

Surgeon. Oncologist. Head of the Breast Center at the LISOD Hospital of Israeli oncology.

Position and a brief profile

Surgeon. Oncologist. Head of the Breast Center at the LISOD Hospital of Israeli oncology.

One of the leading specialists in diagnostics and treatment of breast and soft tissue diseases in Ukraine. A leading expert on surgical mammology and soft tissue surgery at LISOD.

Since 2010 has been an organizer and a head of the LISOD Breast Center which meets the standards of the European Society of Mastology (EUSOMA). In 2013 the center was registered in the BreastCentersNetwork – international network of breast centers and received Certificates of Compliance in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019.

2007 – 2015 – head of the Department of Surgery at LISOD

2003 – 2007 – surgeon in the Medical center “Dobrobut”, as well as an acting senior surgeon at the Medcenter. 

1996 – 2007 – surgeon at the Department of Surgery №1 at Kyiv City Clinical Hospital №12.

1993 – 1996 – general surgery resident at the Kyiv Emergency Care Hospital and Kyiv City Clinical Hospital №12.

Education

Traineeships

2009 – Kaplan Medical Center (Rehovot, Israel)

2018 – Department of reconstructive surgery at the Sana clinic (Dusseldorf, Germany)

2017 – National Cancer Institute (Bucharest, Romania)

Specialization 

General surgery, oncological surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery of the breast and soft tissues.

Certification training, scientific and educational activity

Organizer and a scientific director of the Ukrainian International Mammological conference (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018). 

Co-founder and a director of the first two-week oncoplastic surgery course “Reconstructive, plastic surgery and rehabilitation as part of the multidisciplinary treatment of patients with breast tumors” in Ukraine, which is set up together with the Department of Gynecologic Oncology of Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education and is held twice a year at LISOD since 2015. 

Since 2016 – a co-founder of the thematic advanced training “Mammology” held by the Department of Oncology at Bogomolets National Medical University.

Since 2019 – a founder and a head of the first training course for breast surgeons as part of the educational program of the Central Eastern European Breast Cancer Surgical Consortium (CEEBCSC).

Has been invited as an expert with lectures at:

  • Rome Dubai Breast Meeting (on-line) (2021).
  • Slovakian oncological Conference SEKCAMA 2021, Bratislava, Slovakia (2021).
  • Barcelona Breast Meeting, Barcelona, Spain (2020).
  • The first Congress of the Central Eastern European Breast Cancer Surgical Consortium (CEEBCSC), Budapest, Hungary (2019).
  • Ukrainian Breast Meeting, Dnipro, Ukraine (2018, 2019).
  • International Breast Symposium Dusseldorf (IBSD), Dusseldorf, Germany (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020).
  • «Breast cancer. Relevant issues of diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation», a conference with international participation, Brest, Belarus (2018).
  • International conference Breast Design Days, Łódź, Poland (2017).
  • 5th International Breast Cancer Congress, London, Great Britain (2017). 
  • 11th International conference on diagnostics and treatment of breast cancer FALENTY 2017, Warsaw, Poland
  • International conference of the Romanian breast surgery society, Bucharest, Romania (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019). 
  • 36th Congress of the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO), Krakow, Poland, (2016) — bronze prize in the contest of the surgery video presentations. 
  • 38th Congress of the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO), Budapest, Hungary (2018).
  • Invited expert (lectures, demonstration operations) at the intensive breast surgery course for young doctors organized together with European School of Surgery (ESS) and the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO), Krakow, Poland (2015). 

Has been invited to speak at more than 20 Ukrainian national conferences and congresses.

Membership in professional organizations 

ESSO (European Society of Surgical Oncology)

VAPREKH (All-Ukrainian association of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeons) 

IBSA (International Breast Surgery Alliance)

CEEBCBS (Central Eastern European Breast Cancer Surgical Consortium) — co-founder and member of the Expert Council

List of publications and theses

Publications

  • Advanced Oncoplastic Breast-conserving Surgery: Single Institution Experience with 823 Patients. Zhygulin A, Fedosov A, Palitsa V, Vinnytska D, Nedielchev V, Uspenskyi M, Rybak N. Chirurgia (Bucur). 2021 Mar-Apr;116(2 Suppl):59-72. PMID: 33963695.
  • Acellular dermal matrix in the breast reconstructive surgery. The first experience in Ukraine. Zhygulin A.V., Fedosov A.E., Palitsa V.Ya., Nedielchev V.S., Vinnytska D.K., Bernstein G.B. Practical Oncology, Vol 3, № 1, 2020; p. 14-24 DOI: 10.22141/2663-3272.3.1.2020.209820
  • Rotation advancement flap—a novel technique for breast-conserving surgery in tumors of the upper lateral breast quadrant. Zhygulin A., Palitsa V., Unukovych D., Ann Breast Surg 2018;2:4
  • Organization of diagnostics and breast cancer treatment according to European standards in Ukraine. Private breast center experience. // A.V. Zhygulin, V.I. Palitsa, O.A. Dmytrenko, A.B. Vinnytska, D.K. Vinnytska, V.V. Bondarenko, G.B. Bernstein // Eurasian oncological journal, 2016, 3(10, p. 588-612 (article). 
  • Oncoplastic and reconstructive breast surgery. Experience of implementation. A.V. Zhygulin, V.I. Palitsa, O.A. Dmytrenko, A.B. Vinnytska, D.K. Vinnytska, V.V. Bondarenko, G.B. Bernstein: Clinical Oncology , No 2 (22), 2016.(e-pub: http://www.clinicaloncology.com.ua/article/16127/onkoplastichna-ta-rekonstruktivna-xirurgiya-raku-grudnoi-zalozi-dosvid-vprovadzhennya)
  • Modern approaches in organization of diagnostics and treatment of breast cancer. Implementation of international standards based on the LISOD hospital experience. A.V. Zhygulin, V.I. Palitsa, O.A. Dmytrenko, A.B. Vinnytska, D.K. Vinnytska, V.V. Bondarenko, G.B. Bernstein / Medical aspects of female health № 3 (100)’2016 p.2-14
  • Laparoscopic gastrectomy in stomach cancer treatment. S.V. Baydo, P.D. Fomin, A.V. Zhygulin, D.A. Golub / Odesa Medical Journal. 2015. № 3 (149). p. 82-85 (article)
  • Video thoracoscopic lobectomy. Review of literature and a clinical case. O.V. Linchevskiy, A.V. Makarov, S.V. Baydo, A.V. Zhygulin Ukr.Med. Chasopys, 2013, August 1st, p. 1-5 (article)
  • Sentinel lymph node examination used in staging of patients with early breast cancer – implementing international experience. Vinnytska A.B., Kashtan Kh., Fedosiiev. G.Iu. Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska D.K., Satyr M.V., Fedosiieva O.V. / Medical and socials problems of a family – Vol. 14, № 4, 2009, p. 26-32
  • Experience of sentinel lymph node examination to determine the extent of regional lymph node dissection and clinical staging of breast cancer patients.  A.B. Vinnytska, D.V. Miasoiedov, F.Ia. Kovner, Kh. Kashtan, G.Iu. Fedoiiev, A.V. Zhygulin, P.V. Stepanov, D.K. Vinnytska, M.V. Satyr, O.V. Fedosiieva / Oncology Vol. 11, № 3, 2009, p. 220-224

Lecture theses

  • Potential of reconstructive-plastic surgery in oncology. The first experience of applying an integrated approach in the LISOD hospital. / V.V. Sazhyienko, A.V.Zhygulin, G.B. Bernstein,  A.B. Vinnytska, M.A. Silvestrov,   R.R. Protsiuk,  S.I. Pryndyuk. «Problematic situations in plastic and reconstructive surgery”, Collection of lecture theses of the IV International Scientific and Practical Conference February 5-7 2010, Kyiv, p.128
  • Laparoscopic operations in colorectal cancer. The first experience of the LISOD hospital. / Kucher N.D., Baydo S.V., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B., Protsiuk R.R., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk S. I. / Oncology, 2010, t.12, № 2, p. 77 
  • The first experience of paraaortic lymphadenectomy in ovarian cancer in Ukraine. / Baydo S.V., Vinnytska A.B., Zhygulin A.V., Bernstein G.B., Pryndyuk S. I.  / “Materials of the XIV Congress of Russian endoscopic surgeons’ society” February 16-18, 2011, Moscow, ALMANAKH of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery , -2011. –Vol6 №1(1). -P. 157-158
  • Radical laparoscopic hysterectomy. /  Baydo S.V., Vinnytska A.B., Zhygulin A.V., Bernstein G.B., Pryndyuk S. I.  / “Materials of the XIV Congress of Russian endoscopic surgeons’ society” February 16-18, 2011, Moscow, ALMANAKH of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery , -2011. –Vol6 №1(1). -P. 158-159
  • Total laparoscopic hysterectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection. /Baydo S.V., Pryndyuk S.I, Vinnytska A.B., Zhygulin A.V., Bernstein G.B. / “Materials of the XIV Congress of Russian endoscopic surgeons’ society” February 16-18, 2011, Moscow, ALMANAKH of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery , -2011. –Vol6 №1(1). -P. 159-160
  • Radical laparoscopic operations in colorectal cancer. / Baydo S.V., Vinnytska A.B., Zhygulin A.V., Bernstein G.B. / “Materials of the XIV Congress of Russian endoscopic surgeons’ society” February 16-18, 2011, Moscow, ALMANAKH of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery, -2011. –Vol6 №1(1). -P. 160
  • Laparoscopic gasless nephrectomy. / Baydo S.V., Pryndyuk S.I, Vinnytska A.B., Zhygulin A.V., Bernstein G.B. / “Materials of the XIV Congress of Russian endoscopic surgeons’ society” February 16-18, 2011, Moscow, ALMANAKH of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery, -2011. –Vol6 №1(1). -P. 160-161
  • The role of laparoscopic nephrectomy in the treatment of renal tumors. / Baydo S.V., Pryndyuk S.I, Vinnytska A.B., Zhygulin A.V., Bernstein G.B. / “Materials of the XIV Congress of Russian endoscopic surgeons’ society” February 16-18, 2011, Moscow, ALMANAKH of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery , -2011. –Vol6 №1(1). -P. 161
  • Delayed single-stage breast reconstruction in combination with radiation therapy. Experience and application potential. / Sazhiyenko V.V., Zhygulin A.V., Bernstein G.B., Vinnytska A.B., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk S.I. / Annals of plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery – 12.2010, p. 116-117. (Theses of the Second (VII) Congress of the Russian society of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeons)
  • Oncoplastic surgery in breast-conserving integrated treatment of breast cancer patients. / V.V. Sazhyienko, A.V. Zhygulin, G.B. Bernstein, A.B. Vinnytska, M.A. Silvestrov, D.A. Golub / Clinical Oncology, special issue № II, 2011, p. 66
  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy in the staging of patients with early breast cancer. / V.V. Sazhyienko, A.V. Zhygulin, G.B. Bernstein, A.B. Vinnytska, M.A. Silvestrov, D.A. Golub / Clinical Oncology, special issue № II, 2011, p. 67
  • Radical laparoscopic operations in colorectal cancer. / Baydo S.V., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B., Silvestrov M.A., D.A. Golub, Pryndyuk S. I. / Clinical Oncology, special issue № II, 2011, p. 88
  • Laparoscopic gastrectomy in stomach cancer treatment. The first experience of the LISOD clinic. / S.V. Baydo, P.D. Fomin, A.V. Zhygulin, Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B., Silvestrov M.A., D.A. Golub, S. I. Pryndyuk, I. A. Reut / Clinical Oncology, special issue № II, 2011, p. 88
  • The role of laparoscopic nephrectomy in the treatment of renal tumors. / S.V. Baydo, S.I. Pryndyuk, A.B. Vinnytska, A.V. Zhygulin, G.B. Bernstein, M.O. Silvestrov, D.A. Golub / Clinical Oncology, special issue № II, 2011, p. 128
  • Treatment of patients with breast cancer in Breast Unit. The first experience in Ukraine. / A.V. Zhygulin, V.V. Sazhiyenko,  A.B. Vinnytska, M.A.Silvestrov, D.A. Golub, D.K. Vinnytska, V.V. Bondarenko, S.I. Pryndyuk, S.V. Baydo, Z. Bernstein / 26th to 28th September 2011, East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham. Meeting dedicated to the oncoplastic breast-conserving Surgery. Abstract Booklet. Oral and Poster Presentations – 2011, P. 72
  • Simultaneous laparoscopic operations in abdominal oncology. / Baydo S.V., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk S. I., Golub D.A. / Materials of the All-Ukrainian Research-to-Practice Conference with international participation (November 24-25, 2011) / K., 2011. – P. 10-11 
  • Laparoscopic operations in the treatment of uterine fibroids. / Baydo S.V., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk S. I., Golub D.A. / Materials of the All-Ukrainian Research-to-Practice Conference with international participation (November 24-25, 2011) / K., 2011. – P. 11-12
  • Laparoscopic interventions in the treatment of genital prolapse. / Baydo S.V., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk S. I., Golub D.A. / Materials of the All-Ukrainian Research-to-Practice Conference with international participation (November 24-25, 2011) / K., 2011. – P. 13-14
  • Laparoscopic anterior resection of the rectum with transvaginal specimen extraction: first experience. / Baydo S.V., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk S. I., Golub D.A. / Almanac of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery / A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery. – M., 2012. – P. 319-320
  • Laparoscopic surgery of the colorectal cancer. / Baydo S.V., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk S. I., Golub D.A. / Almanac of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery / A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery. – M., 2012. – P. 320-321
  • Laparoscopic operations in oncology – experience of a private oncological clinic. / Baydo S.V., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk S. I., Golub D.A. / Almanac of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery / A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery. – M., 2012. – P. 321
  • Laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy with isoperistaltic retrosternal esophagoplasty with the right half of the large intestine. The first experience in Ukraine. / Baydo S.V., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk S. I., Golub D.A. / Almanac of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery / A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery. – M., 2012. – P. 322-323
  • Laparoscopic gastrectomies with D-2 lymph node dissection in stomach cancer surgery. The first experience in Ukraine. / Baydo S.V., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk S. I., Golub D.A. / Almanac of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery / A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery. – M., 2012. – P. 323
  • Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in IVF-pregnant women. / Baydo S.V., Nadu A., Pryndyuk S.I., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Silvestrov M.A., Golub D.A., Bernstein G.B. / Almanac of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery / A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery. – M., 2012. – P. 436
  • Laparoscopic operations in renal tumors at the multiprofile oncological center. / Baydo S.V., Nadu A., Pryndyuk S.I., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Silvestrov M.A., Golub D.A., Bernstein G.B. / Almanac of the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery / A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery. – M., 2012. – P. 436-437
  • Oncoplastic breast-conserving breast cancer surgery. / Zhygulin A.V., Sazhiyenko V.V., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk S.I., Golub D.A., Bondarenko V.V., Vinnytska D.K., Baydo S.V., Bernstein G.B., Vinnytska A.B. / Surgery of Ukraine №2(42) – К., 2012, addition №1 (lecture these). – P.6-8
  • Experience of using laparoscopic access in colorectal cancer surgery. / Baydo S.V., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk S. I., Golub D.A. // Materials of the conference “6th international conference of the Russian School Colorectal Surgery” (5-6.04.2012) – M., 2012, p. 145
  • Transvaginal specimen extraction when performing an anterior laparoscopic resection. / Baydo S.V., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk S. I., Golub D.A. // Materials of the conference “6th international conference of the Russian School Colorectal Surgery” (5-6.04.2012) – M., 2012, p. 149
  • Laparoscopic gastrectomies in stomach cancer: the first 10 gastrectomies. / Baydo S.V., Fomin P.D., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Golub D.A., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk, S.I. // Medical perspectives, 2012. – vol. XVII, – №1. – part.2. – p.76. (lecture theses)
  • Laparoscopic operations in oncological coloproctology. / Baydo S.V., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B., Silvestrov M.A., Pryndyuk S. I., Golub D.A. // Medical perspectives, 2012. – vol. XVII, – №1. – part.2. – p.107. (Lecture theses)
  • Transvaginal specimen extraction when performing an anterior laparoscopic resection. / Baydo S.V., Zhygulin A.V., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B., Pryndyuk S. I., Silvestrov M.A., Golub D.A. // Medical perspectives, 2012. – vol. XVII, – №1. – part.2. – p.108. (Lecture theses)
  • Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in T1 tumors: new golden standard? / Baydo S.V., Pryndyuk S. I., Vinnytska A.B., Zhygulin A.V., Golub D.A., Silvestrov M.A., Bernstein G.B. / Research-to-Practice conference with international participation “The newest technologies in urology and andrology” September 19-20, 2013, Kyiv. 
  • Our experience of laparoscopic ureteroplasty. / Baydo S.V., Pryndyuk S. I., Vinnytska A.B., Zhygulin A.V., Golub D.A., Bernstein G.B. / Research-to-Practice conference with international participation “The newest technologies in urology and andrology” September 19-20, 2013, Kyiv, Theses anthology.
  • Applying local (lateral thoracic, rotational, and extended rotational flaps in the plastic repair of lateral breast sector defects in oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery. / A.V. Zhygulin, S.I. Kurinnoi, V.Ia. Palitsa, M.A. Silvestrov, D.A. Golub, S.I. Pryndyuk, S.V. Baydo, O.A. Dmytrenko / Surgery of Ukraine 4(48) Appendix №1/2013 – Topical issues of Surgery, p. 237 – 238. 
  • Using acellular dermal matrix in single-stage reconstruction of the breast, the first experience. / A.V. Zhygulin, S.I. Kurinnoi, V.Ia. Palitsa, M.A. Silvestrov, D.A. Golub, S.I. Pryndyuk, S.V. Baydo / Surgery of Ukraine 4(48) Appendix №1/2013 – Topical issues of Surgery, p. 235 – 236.
  • Skin-sparing Goldilocks mastectomy. A worthy compromise when single-stage breast reconstruction is refused. / A.V. Zhygulin, S.I. Kurinnoi, V.Ia. Palitsa, M.A. Silvestrov, D.A. Golub, S.I. Pryndyuk, S.V. Baydo / Surgery of Ukraine 4(48) Appendix №1/2013 – Topical issues of Surgery, p. 239 – 240.
  • Latissimus dorsi flap in breast-conversing and reconstructive breast cancer surgery. / A.V. Zhygulin, V.V. Sazhiyenko, S.I. Kurinnoi, V.Ia. Palitsa, M.A. Silvestrov, D.A. Golub, S.I. Pryndyuk, S.V. Baydo, O.A. Dmytrenko/ Surgery of Ukraine 4(48) Appendix №1/2013 – Topical issues of Surgery, p. 241 – 242
  • Modern aspects of surgical treatment of breast cancer. / A.V. Zhygulin, V.V. Sazhiyenko, M.A. Silvestrov, D.A. Golub, S.I. Pryndyuk, D.K. Vinnytska, S.V. Baydo, G.B. Bernstein / ISSN 2227-1244. Modern surgery and coloproctology, All-Ukrainian Research-to-Practice journal №1(5)2013, Protocol 1229/73 Meeting of the scientific society of surgeons in Kyiv and Kyiv region on 28.11.2013, p. 80-83
  • Failure of colorectal anastomosis following inferior anterior laparoscopic resection of the rectum. / Baydo S.V., Vinnytska A.B., Zhygulin A.V., Pryndyuk S.I., Palitsa V. Ia., Dmytrenko O.A./ Endoscopic surgery 1’2014, Appendix, Lecture theses of the XVII Congress of the Russian Society of Endoscopic surgeons, Research-to-Practice journal, p. 40-41.
  • Radical laparoscopic operations in oncology: experience of a private oncological clinic. / Baydo S.V., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B., Zhygulin A.V., Pryndyuk S.I., Golub D.A./ Endoscopic surgery 1’2014, Appendix, Lecture theses of the XVII Congress of the Russian Society of Endoscopic surgeons, Research-to-Practice journal, p. 39-40
  • Our experience of laparoscopic ureteroplasty. / Baydo S.V., Pryndyuk S.I., Vinnytska A.B., Golub D.A., Zhygulin A.V., Bernstein G.B./ Endoscopic surgery 1’2014, Appendix, Lecture theses of the XVII Congress of the Russian Society of Endoscopic surgeons, Research-to-Practice journal, p. 41-42
  • Extended rotational flap for closing defects of upper-lateral segment of the breast. The useful trick in oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery. A. Zhygulin, V. Palitsa, O. Dmytrenko / EJSO  2014, V. 40 (11), November, S83–S84
  • Skin-sparing Goldilocks mastectomy – “intermediate” reconstruction: Single institution experience. A. Zhygulin, V. Palitsa, O. Dmytrenko / EJSO  2014, V. 40 (11), November, S84
  • Our experience of radical totally laparoscopic operations in oncology. S.V. Baydo, A.B. Vinnytska, A.V. Zhygulin, D.A. Golub, S.I. Pryndyuk, V.J. Palitsa, O.A. Dmytrenko / EJSO  2014, V. 40 (11), November, S150
  • Oncoplastic lumpectomy with LICAP perforator flap reconstruction + SLNB. (Video session abstract), A. Zhygulin // EJCO, 2016, V.42(9), September, S77
  • Oncoplastic techniques in upper-lateral tumor location: Development of classical and introduction of modern techniques (abstract) //A. Zhygulin, V. Palitsa, O. Dmytrenko, D. Vinnytska, V. Bondarenko // EJCO, 2016, V.42(9), September, S104
  • Skin-reducing mastectomies and immediate reconstruction: Different types of surgeries and modifications of skin incisions according to the tumor location. (abstract) //A. Zhygulin, V. Palitsa, O. Dmytrenko, D. Vinnytska, V. Bondarenko // EJCO, 2016, V.42(9), September, S123
  • Experience of implementation and development of oncoplastic breast cancer surgery in a specialized center. Zhygulin A.V., Palitsa V.Ia., Dmytrenko O.A., Bondarenko V.V., Vinnytska D.K., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B. LISOD – the Hospital of Israeli Oncology, XIII Congress of oncologists and radiologists of Ukraine: May 26-28, 2016, in Kyiv. – Ukr. Radiol. Journ. (Congress materials) 2016. Special issue 1. p. 52
  • One-stage reconstruction as part of an integrated breast cancer treatment in a specialized center. Zhygulin A.V., Palitsa V.Ia., Dmytrenko O.A., Bondarenko V.V., Vinnytska D.K., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B. LISOD – the Hospital of Israeli Oncology, XIII Congress of oncologists and radiologists of Ukraine: May 26-28, 2016, in Kyiv. – Ukr. Radiol. Journ. (Congress materials) 2016. Special issue 1. p. 52
  • Experience of applying sentinel lymph node biopsy in staging of breast cancer. Palitsa V.Ia., Zhygulin A.V., Dmytrenko O.A., Bondarenko V.V., Vinnytska D.K., Vinnytska A.B., Bernstein G.B. LISOD – the Hospital of Israeli Oncology, XIII Congress of oncologists and radiologists of Ukraine: May 26-28, 2016, in Kyiv. – Ukr. Radiol. Journ. (Congress materials) 2016. Special issue 1. – p. 60
  • Local flaps in oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery. Zhygulin A.V., Palitsa V.Y., Vinnytska D.K. /XI Konferencja Diagnostyka i leczenie raka piersi „Falenty 2017”, 20-22 kwietnia 2017, Hotel Airport Okęcie w Warszawie, abstract book, e-pub, p.30, www.konferencjafalenty.pl
  • Oncoplastic and reconstructive surgery. Single institution experience. Zhygulin A., Palitsa V., Breast Can Curr Res 2017, 2:3(Suppl), p.54
  • “Invisible surgery” – concept of oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery for selected patients. A. Zhygulin, V. Palitsa, D. Vinnytska, V. Nedielchev. European Journal of Surgical Oncology V45 (2019) e25-e158


List of types of interventions, methods of treatment that a specialist applies

All kinds of breast-conserving and reconstructive surgical interventions on the breasts and soft tissues (apart from free flaps operations). 

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