Operative Thoracic Surgery

Intro -- Halftitle -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Illustrators -- Preface -- Section I: Thoracic Surgery -- 1. Modern thoracic approaches: minimally invasive thoracic surgery -- 2. Pectus deformities -- 3. Thoracic trauma -- 4. Chest wall masses and chest wall resection -- 5. Thoracic outlet syndromes -- 6. Tracheostomy -- 7. Tracheal resection -- 8. Mediastinoscopy and mediastinotomy -- 9. Anterior mediastinal lesions -- 10. Resection of posterior mediastinal lesions -- 11. Thymectomy -- 12. Right-sided pulmonary resections -- 13. Left-sided pulmonary resections -- 14. Extrapleural pneumonectomy -- 15. Biportal fissureless video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy -- 16. Robotic approach to lobectomy -- 17. Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) -- 18. Segmentectomy -- 19. Combined bronchial and pulmonary artery sleeve resections -- 20. Superior sulcus tumors -- 21. Lung volume reduction surgery -- 22. Pleural space problems -- 23. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) sympathectomy -- 24. Lung transplantation -- 25. Management of postoperative chylothorax -- 26. Outpatient thoracic surgery -- Section II: Esophageal Surgery -- 27. Endoscopy -- 28. Esophageal stents -- 29. Esophageal anastomoses: sutured and stapled -- 30. Use of the stomach as an esophageal substitute -- 31. Use of the stomach as an esophageal substitute -- 32. Abdominal and right thoracic esophagectomy -- 33. Left thoracic subtotal esophagectomy -- 34. Transhiatal esophagectomy -- 35. Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy -- 36. Thoracoscopic removal of benign esophageal tumors -- 37. Perforation of the esophagus -- 38. Laparoscopic antireflux surgery -- 39. Laparoscopic large hiatus hernia repair -- 40. Revisional antireflux surgery -- 41. Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy for achalasia