[Prevention of bronchopleural complications in children by the use of Scalpel-1 laser].

One of the causes of early postoperative complications in children after surgery for bronchiectases is the development of an abscess of the stump of the resected bronchus due to infection of the bronchial mucous membrane which remains on the stump after manipulations with YK and YO suturing apparatuses. Treatment of the end of the bronchial stump by a focused beam of the "Scalpel-1" laser (power of 100 Wt) leads to coagulation of the mucosa and considerable improvement of the immediate and late-term results of operative treatment of chronic pathological conditions of the lungs in children.