Chapter 2 Technique and protocols Christian B. Laursen1,2,3, Jesper R. Davidsen1,2,4 and Fergus Gleeson5 1Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. 2Centre for Thoracic Oncology, Odense University Hospital,…
Chapter 5 Pleural effusion Christopher Merrick1, Rachelle Asciak2,3,4, Anthony Edey5, Fabien Maldonado1 and Ioannis Psallidas2,3,4 1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Tennessee, Nashville, TN, USA. 2Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital,…
Chapter 8 Pulmonary embolism Giovanni Volpicelli Dept of Emergency Medicine, San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital, Torino, Italy. Correspondence: Giovanni Volpicelli, Dept of Emergency Medicine, San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital, Torino,…
Chapter 6 Interstitial syndrome Luna Gargani Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy. Correspondence: Luna Gargani, Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, via Moruzzi 1 – 56124,…
7Thoracic wall 7.1Introduction Everything started in 1998 when Donald Nuss presented his 10-year experience of the minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum. Over the years, his innovative technique rapidly gained…
2Approaches to the thoracic cavity 2.1Introduction Further development of technical devices facilitates surgical and interventional approaches in ever smaller intrathoracic structures. Jens Dingemann and Benno Ure provide an overview of…
8Miscellaneous infection 8.1Introduction Besides several main topics, thoracic surgery also covers a diversity of diseases and procedures, which cannot be summarized under one single heading. Among those, Juan Tovar from…
3Bronchopulmonary diseases 3.1Introduction Classification, diagnostic pathways and therapy recommendations relating to congenital malformations of the lung remain subjects of significant ongoing discussion. From the pediatric point of view, Ernst Eber…
Jochen Hubertus and Dietrich von Schweinitz 5Tumors in childhood and adolescence 5.1Introduction The indescribable benefit in pediatric oncology is that the diagnosis and treatment of each particular tumor are strictly…
