title: [The use of a plasma scalpel during thoracoscopy for the treatment of traumatic and spontaneous pneumothorax].
abstract: The authors suggest performing thoracoscopic coagulation of pleuropulmonary defects with a plasma stream (VSVU-160 apparatus) in patients with traumatic and spontaneous pneumothorax. A special nozzle and a manipulation trocar were designed for this purpose. Such combined thoracoscopy was used successfully in 31 patients with open and closed chest injury with rupture of the subpleural bullae. The manipulation makes it possible to reduce the number of emergency thoracotomies undertaken for hemo- and aerostatic indications.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kabanov
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kozlov
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kabanov
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Dombrovskiĭ
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gal'perin
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Kuznetsov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013906:Thoracoscopy
vernacular_title: Ispol'zovanie plazmennogo skal'pelia vo vremia torakoskopii dlia lecheniia travmaticheskogo i spontannogo pnevmotoraksa.