[Chest injuries treated in the town hospital of Sabhā, Libya].

This is a report on 113 patients with chest injuries subjected to treatment over the period 1991 through 1993. Of them 72.5 per cent are with ages ranging from 11 to 30 years, and 94.

[The pathomorphological changes in the pleura of rabbits with artificial pneumothorax and uropolin pleurography].

The results from artificial pneumothorax in 25 rabbits with intrapleural administration of Uropolin (10 rabbits) as well as of 10% solution of NACl (7 rabbits) were described. Thoracotomy was made on 7th, 14th and 12 21st day and the parietal, diaphragmatic and visceral pleura with underlaying tissues were examined. Proliferation of the mesothelium [correction of mesother] and growth of the connective tissue, which were more manifested in rabbits treated with Uropolin, were established histologically.

[Surgical results in secondary nonspecific pleural empyema].

During a 12-year period (1975-1987) 448 patients with secondary nonspecific pleural empyema have been treated--84.8 per cent males and 15.2 per cent females.