title: [Video thoracoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary, mediastinal and pleural neoplasia].
abstract: Video-assisted thoracoscopy for differential and improved diagnosis was successful in 245 out of 249 patients (98.3%) with various chest neoplasms. Video-assisted surgical procedures were performed in 50 (20%). Complications were reported in 4 (1.6%). The method proved highly-effective as well as fairly safe and sparing.
authors.affiliation: N.N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the RF, St. Petersburg.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Klimenko
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Barchuk
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Lemekhov
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shcherbakov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000075202:Contraindications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013997:Time Factors