[Diagnostics of pneumothorax with ultrasound].

The article deals with a method of pneumothorax diagnostics based on verification of four ultrasound sings--lung sliding absence, B-lines absence, lung pulse absence and lung point presence. Use of ultrasound allows to quickly diagnose a pneumothorax and to monitor the condition of pleural space. Introduction of the ultrasound methods into routine work ICU specialists can increase safety of patients.

[Clinico-morphological substantiation of the selection of optimal variants of therapeutic tactics in non-epithelial tumors of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses]. / Kliniko-morfologicheskie obosnovaniia vybora optimal'nykh variantov lechebnoi taktiki pri neépitelial'nykh opukholiakh polosti nosa i okolonosovykh pazukh.

Out of 227 cases of nonepithelial tumors of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, 147 patients with benign neoplasms had a good prognosis while 80 patients with malignant neoplasms had a poor prognosis. The efficacy of their therapy can be enhanced on the basis of a differential approach, measurement of tissue radiosensitivity and adequate surgical intervention.