[Thoracic and abdominal injuries caused by air weapons].

Thoracic and abdominal injuries caused air weapons are rarer compared with gunshot wounds. Nevertheless, pneumatic weapons are able to inflict potentially fatal lesions despite small mass and dimension of projectile. Three clinical cases of patients with various internal injuries are presented in the article.

[The outcomes of different surgical procedures for thoracic injuries].

Aim: To assess the outcomes of video-assisted techniques compared with conventional procedures.

Material And Methods: 596 victims with thoracic injuries were enrolled. Video-assisted techniques were applied in 236 cases, conventional procedures - 360 patients.

[Absence of postoperative pulmonary impermeability in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax].

Aim: to improve treatment of patients with spontaneous pneumothorax who had not postoperative pulmonary impermeability.

Material And Methods: 87 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax underwent videothoracoscopy (VTS), lung resection supplemented by pleurodesis (parietal pleurectomy or pleural abrasion). Absence of pulmonary impermeability was observed in 5 (5.