[Modern possibilities of the surgical treatment of lung cancer]

The twenty-year experience gained in the surgical treatment of 1,100 cases of lung cancer at the Clinic of Thoracic Oncology and Reanimation Department of the Center is summarized. Surgical and anesthetic procedures, premedication and methods of postoperative intensive care following resection or removal of the lung are discussed. The paper contains a detailed description of age-associated and concommitant diseases. Factors contributing to extension of indications for surgical treatment of lung cancer are analysed. Prevention and treatment of postoperative complications are considered.