title: [Experience of the 7th Central Military Clinical Aviation Hospital in early diagnostics, treatment, rehabilitation, and expert evaluation of cholelithiasis in flying personnel].
abstract: The Seventh Central military clinical aviation hospital is experienced in performing laparocholecystectomy (LCE) in pilots afflicted with cholelithiasis (CL). In the period from 1990 to 2001, 92 operations were carried out after which 80 patients (87%) were permitted to fly. Medical discharge of 12 patients (13%) was associated not with CL but with some morphofunctional shifts caused by concomitant diseases. Seven to five-yr. follow-up of the 80 pilots who had returned their flying status after LCE showed their good tolerance for the flight loads.
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Kokhan
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Bagaudinov
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ovakimian
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery*; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012426:Russia