[Tele-surgery of thoracic sympathectomy]

Experience of surgical treatment of Raynaud's disease with application of thoracoscopic sympathectomy (TSSE) method using telesurgical technique was analyzed. Operative intervention was performed in 17 patients. Stable positive result was observed in all the patients for the period of 2 years and more. Regarding the intervention traumaticity, efficacy of treatment in immediate and late postoperative period, the patients quality of life, the duration of stay in hospital and the value of treatment, the TSSE results, performed with telesurgical technique application, were significantly better than the results of thoracotomic sympathectomy. Peculiarities of anesthesiologic support and predominance of application of monopulmonary artificial ventilation of lungs during performance of thoracic sympathectomy were noted.