[Isolated war injuries of the thorax]. / Ratne izolirane povrede grudnog kosa.

From own clinical material the authors examined and analysed isolated injuries of thorax made by war injuries. The results are compared with the same from other authors in same conditions. Conclusion is that the fast evacuation to the first hospital urgent and if it is possible compensate the volume of blood, reanimation and drainage of pleural cavum. Considering the results the authors are making clear the indications for operative treatment for early and last thoracotomy and specially noticed contraindications for thoracotomy. The intensive care: is also very important and it has to be interdisciplinary, permanent and aggressive. The separate part is analysis of logistics in treatment of cases injury of thorax where the authors are showing their own experiences and making suggestions for solving the problem.

[Importance of exploratory thoracotomy in the diagnosis of malignant neoplasms of the lung]. / Znacaj eksplorativne torakotomije u dijagnostici malignih neoplazmi pluca.

Role and importance of the explorative thoracotomy in diagnostics of malignant neoplasmas of the lung have great value. Among other diagnostic procedures explorative thoracotomy has an advantage because of visualization of process and possibility of the biopsy "extempore". As each diagnostic procedure, explorative thoracotomy has its own deficiencies because the procedure is aggressive, related to possibility of the postoperative complications, and because of these problems explorative thoracotomy is ultimative method in diagnosis of malignant neoplasmas of the lungs.

[Endopleural hypertension and mediastinal hemorrhage]. / Endopleuralna hipertenzija i medijastinalna hemoragija.

The authors describe injured guy with thorax compression, with difficult bones injury, lungs rupture, major air-way, and blood vessel. The authors try to explain how could injured live more than 20-min with such injuries that make one impossible to live.