title: [Video-assisted surgery in the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic and abdominal injuries].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to prove the efficacy and safety of video-assisted techniques in diagnosis and treatment of victims with thoracic and abdominal trauma.
  
  
  METHODS
  It was analyzed treatment of 249 patients with thoracic (n=82), abdominal (n=122) and thoracoabdominal injuries (n=35) who were divided into 2 groups depending on treatment. Control group of conventional diagnosis and treatment included 130 (52%) patients. Group 2 consisted of 119 (48%) patients in whom differentiated surgical approach combined with current technologies was applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Video-assisted techniques did not reveal thoracic (n=9) and abdominal (n=7) injuries in 16 out of 103 cases. There was conversion to open surgery in 20 patients. In group 2 conventional thoracic (n=15) and abdominal (n=22) interventions were made in 37 (36%) cases while endoscopic surgery was used in other 66 (64%) patients. Postoperative complications after endoscopy were observed in 8 patients. There were 2 deaths.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Rational and effective use of video-assisted surgery for thoracic and abdominal trauma significantly improves outcomes in these severe patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Diseases #1, Abu Ali ibn Sina Tajik State Medical University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kurbonov
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Diseases #1, Abu Ali ibn Sina Tajik State Medical University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
authors.forename: F I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Makhmadov
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Diseases #1, Abu Ali ibn Sina Tajik State Medical University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Nazirboev
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Diseases #1, Abu Ali ibn Sina Tajik State Medical University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Aminov
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013620:Tajikistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods