[Management before anatomical lung resections: prehabilitation and functional testing].

Objective assessment of respiratory and cardiovascular reserves is important for planning of total resections in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is one of the leading comorbidities in patients with newly diagnosed NSCLC. Noninvasive assessment of exercise tolerance (6-minute step test, stair test) combined with analysis of external respiratory function and diffusing capacity of lungs underlie basic testing before lung resections.

Surgical treatment and prognostic factors in perihilar tumors.

Objective: To study the results of surgical treatment in patients with perihilar tumors.

Material And Methods: We analyzed 98 patients with perihilar tumors who underwent surgery.

Results: We prefer percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (=58) for jaundice.

[Transbronchial cryobiopsy for mediastinal lesions: a pilot study].

Objective: To describe a novel transbronchial cryobiopsy technique for mediastinal lesions after initial ultrasound assessment and EBUS-TBNA.

Material And Methods: Transbronchial cryobiopsy (TBCB) was performed in 35 patients with suspicious mediastinal lesions between November 2020 and September 2022. Age of patients ranged from 22 to 75 years (median 50 [39; 62]).

[Anatomical resection for non-small cell lung cancer: cardiopulmonary exercise testing in assessing the risk of respiratory complications].

Objective: To assess the role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in examination of patients with high risk of respiratory complications in anatomical resections for non-small cell lung cancer.

Material And Methods: A non-randomized retrospective single-center study was devoted to immediate results of surgical treatment of patients with NSCLC between December 2020 and April 2021. Median age of patients was 65 (84; 30) years, male-to-female ratio - 129 (57%)/98 (43%).