[Comparison of ultrasonographic results of the breast with progesterone levels in women with fibrocystic mastopathy]

Measuring the level of progesterone in 80 women who according to the ultrasound images had fibrocystic mastopathy. I've concluded by comparing the ultrasound images with the measurement of hormones that there was conformity of 75%.

[Effect of CO2 insufflation into the peritoneal cavity on selected indices of respiratory system function during laparoscopic cholecystectomy]

An attempt was undertaken at evaluation of the influence of CO2 insufflation in patients subjected to laparoscopic cholecystectomy on pulmonary dynamic compliance, pulmonary resistance, pressures in the airways, CO2 pressure in expired air, and arterialized blood gas analysis. The studies were carried out in a group of 33 patients, including 26 women and 7 men, evaluated according to ASA scale as I/II degrees. The means of the values obtained before CO2 insufflation into the peritoneal cavity were compared with the means from the period of pneumoperitoneum maintenance. Statistically significant decrease of pulmonary compliance, increase of the mean pressure in the airways and increase of CO2 pressure both in expired air and arterialized blood were demonstrated. Pulmonary resistance and oxygen pressure in blood remained without statistically significant changes. The attention was paid to the rationale of including capnometry to the standard monitoring equipment during laparoscopic operations.

[Comparison of mammography and sonography in diagnosis of breast cysts]

Mammography and sonography were done in 479 women. In mammography cysts were suspected in 10 cases, in 20 cases solid lumps and in 49 cases no changes were detected. In sonography in 7 cases cysts were found in 23 solid lumps, in 49 no changes were detected. It was proved that sonography is much more accurate in detecting cysts than mammography.