[The role of video-assisted thorascopy in determination of surgical behaviour in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and pleural effusion].
BACKGROUND
Although of introduction of new methods for diagnosis in patients with lung cancer and pleural effusion, VATS remain "the gold standart".


OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to present our experience in using VATS for diagnosis and surgical behaviour in patients with lung cancer and pleural effusion.


METHODS
Between January 2007 - March 2009 in Department of thoracic and abdominal surgery UMBAL St. George Plovdiv we made 62 VATS in patients with lung cancer and pleural effusion.


RESULTS
In 30 patients we discover pleural carcinomatosis and we made pleurodesis. In other 32 patients, we didn't find pleural carcinomatosis and we made radical operations.


CONCLUSIONS
On the basis of small number of complications. directly related with this manipulation, we can conclude that this technique is safe and help us to decrease the number of unnecessary thoracotomy until 50%.
Jankulov
A
A
Uchikov
A
A
Paskalev
G
G
Mourdjav
K
K
Prisadov
G
G
Hristov
G
G
Chapkanov
A
A
Ouzunuva
V
V
Dimitrov
I
I
Batashki
A
A
D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods