[Urgent surgical treatment of gastric volvulus related to upside-down stomach syndrome].

Upside-down stomach syndrome is a rare type of a large paraoesophageal hiatal hernia, which requires an immediate surgical treatment in case of incarceration. The authors present a case report of a 53-year-old male patient with gastric volvulus related to the upside-down stomach syndrome. Surgical treatment was complicated by an injury to distal oesophagus, which was successfully treated using a self-expandable metallic stent among other methods.

VATS lobectomy, history, indication, contraindication and general techniques.

VATS lobectomy is a respected modality of anatomic lung resections nowadays. Video-assisted lobectomies without rib extractor fulfil all current requirements for minimally invasive lung resections. This type of an anatomic pulmonary resection with a targeted treatment of hilar structures doesn't traumatize the intercostal space by using rib retractor.

Our own method of fixation of biodegradable tracheal stent.

The authors present their own unique original method of fixation polydioxan biodegradable stents in the treatment of tracheal stenosis documented by pictures and video (Fig. 3, Ref. 12).

Importance of histological verification of mediastinal lymphadenopathy in exact staging of non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma.

Background: Diagnostics and treatment of bronchogenic non-small cell lung carcinoma is a severe clinical problem. Radical surgery is the major treatment modality with the highest chance for a long-time survival. The aim of the study was to map metastasizing of bronchogenic non-small cell lung carcinoma into homolateral mediastinal lymph nodes and to assess the importance of histological verification of mediastinal lymphadenectomy for exact staging and treatment.

Importance of systemic mediastinal lymphadenectomy in exact staging of bronchogenic carcinoma.

Background: Constituent part of radical lung resection for lung cancer is a dissection of mediastinal lymph nodes. Lymphadenectomy is a standard procedure in an assessment of clinical stage of the disease. The aim of the study was to map metastasizing of bronchogenic non-small cell lung carcinoma into homolateral mediastinal lymph nodes and to assess the importance of mediastinal lymphadenectomy for exact staging and survival.

[Lung sequestration as an accidental finding in adulthood. Surgical therapy].

Authors present case-reviews of three patients, 33 years old, with finding of pulmonary sequestration and indicated for surgical therapy, it means lung resection. It was an accidental finding in all three case-reviews. Standard examination methods in pneumology as a X-ray of the chest, bronchoscopy with cytology, spirometry and chest CT, were used for diagnosis.