Martynyuk V. Application of video-assisted thoracoscopic operations of spontaneous pneumothorax

This work is devoted to improvement the results of patients with spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) treatment on the basis of video-assisted thoracoscopic operations (VATS) new medical algorithms development. The VATS algorithms which are offered, allow considerably to remove the reason of the SP with minimal traumatism. With the purpose of the received results reliability definition the comparison of VATS with other methods of surgical SP treatment is carried out. Offered VATS technique has allowed to lower frequency of relapses of disease after operations up to 4,4% and term of stationary treatment up to 5,2(0,5 days.