[POSSIBILITIES OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TREATMENT OF PLEURAL EMPYEMA].

The data, concerning videothoracoscopic operations application in the acute pleural empyema treatment in 462 patients, were adduced. Efficacy of videothoracoscopic operations, using electrowelding and radiofrequency surgical complexes with possibility to eliminate pulmonary-pleural fistulas, was shown. Positive clinical effect was noted in 443 (95.

[POSSIBILITIES OF THE RAOIOFREQUENCY ABLATION METHOD IN TREATMENT OF PULMONARY AND PLEURAL MALIGNANCIES].

Various methods of radiofrequency ablation, using FOTEK-150 apparatus, were applied in 74 patients for pulmonary and pleural malignancies. Immediate positive effect was achieved in 92% observations, complications have occurred in 13% patients. It is expedient to use the method in patients, suffering pulmonary and pleural malignancies, when radical surgery is impossible.

[APPLICATION OF RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION WHILE PERFORMANCE OF VIDEOTHORACOSCOPIC OPERATIONS FOR PULMONARY AND PLEURAL TUMORS].

In the clinic radio—frequency ablation (RFA) in videothoracoscopic operations (VTHO) was performed in 56 patients. Primary peripheral pulmonary cancer (PC) was revealed in 7 patients, metastatic pulmonary affection — in 12, pleural affection with exudate — in 37. Small—cell PC was diagnosed in 11 patients, a squamous—cell one — in 18, and glandular — in 27.

[APPLICATIONS ENDOVASCULAR HEMOSTASIS TREATMENT OF PULMONARY HEMORRHAGE].

Rentgenoendovascular embolization of bronchial arteries was performed in 222 patients about pulmonary hemorrhage (PH) of different nature. Resistant hemostasis was achieved in 198 (89.9%) patients.

[Videothoracoscopic atypical pulmonary resection, using various surgical technologies].

Atypical videothoracoscopic pulmonary resection was conducted in 943 patients, using mechanical and electrowelding suture. Various variants of the intervention conduction are adduced. Duration of the patients stationary treatment have constituted at average 6.