Thoracic Key

Figure 41.1 (a–c) Anatomy of the thoracic duct in the mediastinum. After entering the chest through the aortic hiatus, the thoracic duct ascends on the right side of the vertebral…

Figure 29.1 Classical TBNA of a lymphnode station 7. The needle pierce the bronchial wall Figure 29.2 THe EBUS-TBNA scope from OLympus Figures 29.3 and 29.4 An EBUS image from…

Figure 21.1 Intralobar sequestration Figure 21.2 Extralobar sequestration Clinical Presentation The clinical presentation depends mainly on the type of sequestration. Extralobar sequestration may be detected antenatally by ultrasound. Otherwise, the…

Figure 27.1 Surgical technique; digital dissection of the trachea and innominate artery and scope insertion. Positioning is similar to that of conventional mediastinoscopy, with the patient supine, the neck reclined…

Figure 3.1 (a) Surgical technique. Surgery is carried out under sterile conditions in the operating theater. The patient is placed in the supine position with the cervical spine maximally reclined,…

Figure 19.1 In about 70 % of cases, a vascular sleeve resection is done for tumors of the left upper lobe, which is shown here. The patient is placed on…

Figures 38.1 and 38.2 If the extent of contamination and inflammation of the surrounding regions is limited and it is assumed to be localized within the chest, right thoracotomy, necrosectomy,…

Figure 25.1 Thoracoscopic bulla resection. This procedure is suitable for singular bullae located peripherally on the lung surface, especially pedunculated bullae of all sizes. It is used mostly to treat…

Figure 26.1 (a–c) Classic CT scan appearance of aspergilloma in axial, sagittal, and coronal sections. Note the surrounding inflammation that is present in complex aspergilloma. As is typical, the fungal…

Figure 15.1 The first 1-cm incision is placed in the eighth intercostal space in the midaxillary line. The camera is inserted and the pleural cavity inspected. The second 1-cm incision…