[Diagnostic and curative bronchoscopy for purulent-destructive pulmonary diseases].

Aim: To assess an efficacy of diagnostic and curative bronchoscopy in patients with purulent-destructive pulmonary diseases.

Material And Methods: Diagnosis and treatment of 34 patients with purulent-destructive pulmonary diseases including small-focal destruction (14) and lung abscesses (19) were analyzed. 33 patients underwent diagnostic fibrobronchoscopy (FBS) with brush and transbronchial biopsy.

[Evolution of complex treatment of patients with non-specific pleural empyema].

Aim: To analyze long-term own experience of NPE treatment in view of evolution of surgical sanitation of pleural cavity.

Material And Methods: The analysis included 5115 patients with NPE for the last 39 years (1977-2015). Morbidity, features of microflora of purulent exudate, changes in the structure of surgical methods were assessed.

[Surgical and combined correction of tracheal and laryngotracheal cicatricial stenosis and restenosis].

Aim: To improve treatment of patients with cicatricial tracheal stenosis using different methods of recanalization and circular resection.

Material And Methods: Analysis involved 57 patients with cicatricial tracheal stenosis including 2 post-traumatic cases, 27 post-intubation cases, 25 cases after tracheostomy and 3 restenoses after previous circular resection. There were 5 cases of tracheal stenosis combined with tracheoesophageal fistula, 1 patient with chest nodular goiter, 8 cases of unclosed tracheostomy and 3 patients with long-existing laryngotracheal fissure.