General Thoracic Surgery guides the reader through virtually every open and endoscopic surgical technique with expert commentary by the leaders in thoracic surgery from around the world.

Coverage includes extensive sections on lung cancer and other pulmonary tumours.

All facets of thoracic disease are covered from anatomy and embryology to diagnostics, including extensive radiological sections.

Multidisciplinary contributions on medical treatment, radiation oncology, and surgery and anesthesia are included. Highlights include new material on minimally invasive procedures and thoroughly updated diagnostic and treatment information.

Operative checklists are included in procedural chapters, and procedures are presented as bulleted to-do lists wherever possible. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text with all images and video clips of selected procedures.

Contents

Volume One

The Lung, Pleura, Diaphragm, and Chest Wall

1. Anatomy of the Thorax
2. Embryology of the Lungs
3. Ultrastructure and Morphometry of the Human Lung
4. Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Lung
5. Surgical Anatomy of the Lungs
6. Lymphatics of the Lungs
7. Pulmonary Gas Exchange
8. Mechanics of Breathing
9. Radiographic Evaluation of the Lungs and Chest
10. Computed Tomography of the Lungs, Pleura, and Chest Wall
11. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Thorax
12. Positron Emission Tomography in Chest Disease
13. Radionuclide Studies of the Lung
14. Ultrasound Techniques in Mediastinal, Lung, and Esophageal Disease
15. Laboratory Investigation in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Diseases
16. Diagnostic Studies in Lung Cancer
17. Bronchoscopic Evaluation of the Lungs and Tracheobronchial Tree
18. Invasive Diagnostic Procedures
19. Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery as a Diagnostic Tool
20. Pulmonary Physiologic Assessment of Operative Risk
21. Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation of the Thoracic Surgical Patient
22. Conduct of Anesthesia
23. The Shared Airway: Management of the Patient with Airway Pathology
24. Anesthesia for Pediatric General Thoracic Surgery
25. Thoracic Incisions
26. General Features of Pulmonary Resections
27. Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly
28. Technical Aspects of Lobectomy
29. Sleeve Lobectomy
30. Pneumonectomy and Its Modifications
31. Tracheal Sleeve Pneumonectomy
32. Segmentectomy and Lesser Pulmonary Resections
33. Instruments and Techniques of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
34. Robotic-Assisted Surgery in Thoracic Diseases
35. Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Wedge Pneumonectomy
36. Median Sternotomy and Parasternal Approaches to the Lower Trachea and Mainstem Bronchi
37. Concomitant Cardiac and Pulmonary Operations
38. Anterior Approach to Superior Sulcus Lesions
39. Complications of Pulmonary Resection
40. Management of Perioperative Cardiac Events
41. General Principles of Postoperative Care
42. Mechanical Ventilation of the Surgical Patient
43. Chest Wall Deformities
44. Lung Hernias of the Chest Wall
45. Infections of the Chest Wall
46. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (With Transaxillary, Supraclavicular, Posterior, and VATS Approaches)
47. Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
48. Anterior Transthoracic Approaches to the Spine
49. Chest Wall Tumors
50. Chest Wall Reconstruction
51. Embryology and Anatomy of the Diaphragm
52. Pacing of the Diaphragm
53. Congenital Posterolateral Diaphragmatic Hernias and Other Less Common Hernias of the Diaphragm in Infants and Children
54. Foramen of Morgagni Hernia
55. Tumors of the Diaphragm
56. Anatomy of the Pleural
57. Resorption of Gases from the Pleural
58. Pneumothorax
59. Physiology of Pleural Fluid Production
60. Benign Pleural Effusion
61. Parapneumonic Empyema
62. Postsurgical Empyema
63. Tuberculous and Fungal Infections of the Pleura
64. Fibrothorax and Decortication of the Lung
65. Thoracoplasty: Indications of the Lung
66. Anatomy of the Thoracic Duct and Chylothorax
67. Localized Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura
68. Diffuse Malignant Mesotherlioma
69. Techniques of Extrapleural Pneumonectomy for Diffuse Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
70. Uncommon Tumors of the Pleura
71. Malignant Pleural Effusions
72. Malignant Pericardial Effusions
73. Blunt and Penetrating Injuries of the Chest Wall, Pleura, and Lungs
74. Barotrauma and Inhalation Injuries
75. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
76. Management of Foreign Bodies of the Airway
77. Diaphragmatic Injuries
78. Tracheostomy
79. Surgical Anatomy of the Trachea and Techniques of Resection and Reconstruction
80. Management of Nonneoplastic Diseases of the Trachea
81. Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Trachea
82. Compression of the Trachea by Vascular Rings
83. Congenital Lesions of the Lung
84. Pulmonary Complications of Cystic Fibrosis
85. Congenital Vascular Lesions of the Lungs
86. Chronic Pulmonary Emboli
87. Bullous and Bleb Diseases of the Lung
88. Lung Volume Reduction
89. Bacterial Infections of the Lungs and Bronchial Compressive Disorders
90. Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases of the Lung
91. Surgery for the Management of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (Environmental) Infections of the Lung
92. Mycotic and Actinomycetic Infections of the Lung
93. Pleuropulmonary Amebiasis
94. Hydatid Disease of the Lung
95. Pulmonary Paragonimiasis and Its Surgical Complications
96. Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
97. Diffuse Lung Disease
98. Lung Transplantation
99. Evidence-Based Thoracic Surgery
100. Clinical Trial Design

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