Cardiothoracic Surgery

Thoracic Surgery Patient Care

The healthcare professionals of the Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery offer comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic care for cancerous and non-cancerous diseases of the airway, blood vessels, chest wall, esophagus, heart, lungs, and mediastinum.  

     

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Thoracic Surgery procedures include: 

Airway procedures  

  • Bronchoscopic examination/bronchoscopy
  • Tracheal stent placement
  • Tracheal tumor laser ablation and resection  
Chest wall procedures   
  • Biopsies - needle and open
  • Resection and reconstruction
  • rotation of muscle flaps
  • prosthetics placement  

Esophageal procedures 

  - for diseases including cancer  
  • Endoscopic management of obstructions
  • laser removal
  • stent placement
  • Functional reconstruction and restoration (swallowing)
  • Resection  

    • Lung procedures

       - for diseases including cancer, emphysema and pulmonary hypertension  

  • Bronchoscopy
  • Lung-sparing surgery
  • Mediastinoscopy
  • Minimally-invasive thoracic surgery  

    • Multidisciplinary thoracic oncology program 

    In the multidisciplinary thoracic oncology program, thoracic surgeons conference with medical and radiation oncologists to determine an individualized course of treatment best suited for each cancer patient.  

    Robotic (video-assisted) surgery 

    • Less blood loss
    • Less recuperation time
    • Minimally invasive  

    Sympathetic nerve procedures   

      - for hyperhydrosis/excessive sweating  

  • Sympathectomy/thorascopic division of the nerves

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