[Possibilities and prospects of intravascular irradiation of blood by helium-neon laser in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis].

The authors report a bacteriostatic effect of He-Ne laser irradiation on Tb growth. Endovascular blood irradiation used in 85 tuberculous patients induced no side effects. Ten-twelve sessions relieved the symptoms of tuberculosis-related intoxication, reduced the infiltration and destruction, promoted abacillosis.

[Use of carbon dioxide laser in the surgery of pulmonary tuberculosis].

Results of 120 operations for pulmonary tuberculosis performed by using a carbon dioxide laser were analyzed. Eighty patients were subjected to saving resection of the lung. Lobectomy, pulmonectomy and pulmonary cystorhaphy were carried out in 15, 6 and 8 patients, respectively.

[Transpleural reamputation of the stump of the primary bronchus in bronchial fistulae following pulmonectomy].

The authors describe the technique and analyze results of the transpleural reamputation of the major bronchus stump in 22 patients with bronchial fistulas after pulmonectomy. Good long-term results were achieved in 19 patients.