Thoracic Surgery

The healthcare professionals of the Section of Thoracic 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

Robotic (video-assisted) surgery

• Less blood loss
• Less recuperation time
• Minimally invasive

Sympathetic nerve procedures

For hyperhidrosis/excessive sweating

• Sympathectomy/thorascopic division of the nerves