title: [Outcomes of video-assisted thoracic lung resections and pneumonectomies in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: The paper pools some experience with 6 videothoracoscopic and 505 video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) resections of the lung and 105 VATS pneumonectomies. The bulk of the operations [451 (73.2%)] was made for pulmonary tuberculosis in patients aged 7 to 77 years. 81% operations by separately treating root elements, including all pneumonectomies and major lung resections, were performed. A new SOMI-80 suturing apparatus designed for mini-invasive surgery was employed to suture lung tissue in most cases. Intraoperative and postoperative complications occurred in 5 and 8 cases, respectively. The efficiency of operations for tuberculosis was 98.6%.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Giller
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Tokaev
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bagirov
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sadovnikova
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Bondarev
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ustinov
authors.forename: I I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Martel'
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Giller
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Giller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery*