DIAGNOSTICS AND SURGERY OF COMBINED LUNG ECHINOCOCCOSIS

An analysis of surgical treatment of 162 patients with lung echinococcosis was made. The main group consisted of 74 patients with combined forms of echinococcosis of the lung and other organs. They were treated in clinic in the period of time since 1982 till 2011 years. The control group included of...

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Main Authors: A. Z. Vafin, A. V. Dyadkov, A. N. Aidemirov, M. I. Malanka, A. D. Abdokov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University 2018-01-01
Series:Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова
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Online Access:https://www.vestnik-grekova.ru/jour/article/view/650
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Summary:An analysis of surgical treatment of 162 patients with lung echinococcosis was made. The main group consisted of 74 patients with combined forms of echinococcosis of the lung and other organs. They were treated in clinic in the period of time since 1982 till 2011 years. The control group included of 88 patients with echinococcosis of lung and the patients were followed-up in the period of time since 1991 till 2000. Plasma technology was applied in all patients of control group. The patients from main group (25) were operated by using the conventional methods and 49 patients — with the application of plasma technology. An analysis shows a reliable reduction of the rate of postoperative complications after application of plasma technology in 4 times. The lethality significantly decreased in this group of patients.
ISSN:0042-4625