title: [Video-assisted thoracoscopy in treatment of pleural empyema].
abstract: The experience of treatment for 609 patients with empyema of the pleura with the use of videothoracoscopy technique has been summarized. 436 (71.6%) patients were at stage 1 of the disease, 126 (20.7%)--stage 2 and 47 (7.7%)--stage 3. All complications of intrapleural bleedings arisen in 3 (0.5%) patients, have been controlled through thoracoscope. There were no postoperative complications. Transformation of videothoracoscopic operation into the open one has been required in 11 (1.8%) patients: in 4--due to extensive destruction of the lung tissues, in 4--due to atelectasis of the lung, and in 3--because of the danger of endoscopical injury to the mediastinal organs. Feasibility of videothoracoscopic decortication of the lung and pleurectomy at stage 3 of chronic empyema of the pleura was demonstrated. 37 (78.7%) patients were cured by this method.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Porkhanov
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Bodaia
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Kononenko
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Poliakov
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Semendiaev
authors.forename: Iu P
authors.initials: IuP
authors.lastname: Efimtsev
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Videotorakoskopiia v lechenii émpiemy plevry.