[Immunotropic treatment of patients with surgical treatment of the gastrointestinal tract].

Results of examination of systemic immunity state, microbiocenosis and immunohistological changes of tissues of the esophagus and stomach in 37 adult patients and 69 children with erosive-ulcerous diseases of the gastrointestinal tract were analyzed. Based on these examinations, up-to-date immunomodulator tamerit inhibiting pathologic activity of monocytes/macrophage system with simultaneous activation of neutrophil granulocytes was used in 154 adult patients and 69 children. Positive result was achieved in all the cases when tamerit was used.

[Diagnostic bronchofibroscopy in children with chronic lung diseases].

The article analyzes the experience with the application of rigid bronchoscopes and bronchofibroscopes for bronchological examinations of children. Bronchofibroscopy was shown to be less traumatic and to give a great volume of diagnostic information on the morpho-functional state of the bronchial tree, localization of the pathological process.