ABSTRACT

Previous editions of this book (formerly published in the Rob & Smith Series) have established it as the pre-eminent guide to thoracic surgery. The work is a major revision edited by two well-respected surgeons and includes a host of prestigious international contributors.A comprehensive reference to operative procedures in this area, the book

part |2 pages

Section I: Thoracic Surgery

chapter 4|10 pages

Anterior mediastinal lesions

chapter 5|6 pages

Thymectomy

chapter 6|4 pages

Chylothorax

chapter 7|10 pages

Bronchoscopy

chapter 10|6 pages

Mediastinoscopy

chapter 11|8 pages

Mediastinotomy

chapter 12|6 pages

Intercostal drainage

chapter 14|18 pages

Right-sided pulmonary resections

chapter 16|18 pages

Tracheal resection

chapter 17|12 pages

Lung volume reduction surgery

chapter 21|28 pages

Postpneumonectomy and empyema

chapter 22|6 pages

Decortication of the lung

chapter 23|10 pages

Thoracic incisions

chapter 24|8 pages

Bronchoplastic procedures

chapter 26|14 pages

Lung transplantation

chapter 29|8 pages

The pericardium

chapter 30|10 pages

Extrapleural pneumonectomy

chapter |2 pages

Section II: Esophageal surgery

chapter 33|8 pages

Sutured anastomoses

chapter 37|18 pages

Left thoracic subtotal esophagectomy

chapter 38|16 pages

Transhiatal esophagectomy