[Single-stage bilateral video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) in treatment of patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax].

From January 2003 to April 2006, a total of 6 patients (mean age of 16.7 years) underwent single-stage bilateral VATS for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). All 6 patients had at least one episode of pneumothorax, requiring tube thoracostomy.

[Corection of pectus excavatum with total sternal turnover].

A case of 23-year-old man with Pectus Excavatum (grade II) is reported on. The functional cardiorespiratory impairment was a leading symptom. The technique of sternal turnover with preservation of a vascular supply based on the internal mammary pedicle is introduced for the first time in Bulgaria.

Surgical treatment of bilateral hydatid disease of the lung.

Objective: To evaluate the various tactics and approaches in the surgical treatment of bilateral pulmonary hydatidosis (BPH).

Materials And Methods: Between 1969 and 2000, a total of 127 BPH patients underwent surgery. The operative techniques of choice were parenchyma-preserved methods.