An effect of Nuss Procedure on lung function among patients with pectus excavatum.

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to evaluate lung function among patients who underwent Nuss Procedure. The analysis included spirometric evaluation of the lung function before Nuss Procedure, during perioperative period and after removing steel bars from behind the sternum.

Material And Methods: The study group involved patients operated on the pectus excavatum in the Department of Thoracic Surgery in Poznań in years 2002-2004.

[The assessment of acute phase proteins as prognostic factors in patients surgically treated for non-small cell lung cancer].

Introduction: The aim of the study was to assess quantitative changes of the acute phase protein (APP) serum level in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who underwent a radical resection. We analysed the correlation between quantitative APP changes and: the survival rate, the histological type of the cancer, TNM stage and grading.

Material And Methods: We analysed a group of 46 patients surgically treated for NSCLC from 2003 to 2004.

[The quantitative evaluation of the serum acute phase proteins (APP) of patients undergoing a curative resection for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)].

The aim of this study was to quantitatively evaluate serum APP in patients undergoing the radical resection for NSCLC. The quantitative changes in APP were correlated with the cancer type, clinical staging and grading and the procedure type. Also, the impact of selected post-operative complications on the APP serum concentrations was evaluated.