Chest Wall Tumors
Chest Wall Tumors Bernard J. Park Raja M. Flores Chest wall tumors arise from a wide variety of benign and malignant etiologies and confront the clinician with a diagnostic and…
Anterior Transthoracic Approaches to the Spine
Anterior Transthoracic Approaches to the Spine Kamal Mansour In the last half of the twentieth century, the anterior transthoracic approaches to the spinal column became the preferred techniques to manage…
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (With Transaxillary, Supraclavicular, Posterior, and VATS Approaches)
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (With Transaxillary, Supraclavicular, Posterior, and VATS Approaches) Harold C. Urschel Jr. Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) consists of compression of the subclavian vessels and brachial plexus at the…
Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy King F. Kwong Mark J. Krasna The evolution of modern minimally invasive thoracic surgery in the last two decades has rendered thoracoscopic sympathetic nerve surgery an attractive and…
Infections of the Chest Wall
Infections of the Chest Wall Joseph LoCicero III Chest wall infections can be categorized either as primary problems arising spontaneously or as secondary problems caused by previous procedures or preexisting…
Chest Wall Deformities
Chest Wall Deformities Robert C. Shamberger A broad spectrum of congenital chest wall deformities occurs. The severe life-threatening deformities, ectopia cordis and asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy, are rare in comparison with…
Lung Hernias of the Chest Wall
Lung Hernias of the Chest Wall Thomas W. Shields Lung Herniations The occurrence of a lung hernia was first reported by Roland in 1499,25 and a classification of these hernias…
Mechanical Ventilation of the Surgical Patient
Mechanical Ventilation of the Surgical Patient James E. Lynch Joseph B. Zwischenberger Although there are references to artificial respiration from biblical times (Second Kings 4:32–35), the practical application of mechanical…
General Principles of Postoperative Care
General Principles of Postoperative Care Jason P. Shaw Joseph LoCicero III Major pulmonary and esophageal procedures exert tremendous physiologic stress on patients. To obtain the best results, perioperative care must…
Management of Perioperative Cardiac Events
Management of Perioperative Cardiac Events John C. Alexander Jr. Noncardiac thoracic surgery is relatively invasive and associated with significant stress on a patient’s cardiopulmonary system. The overall outcome of patients…
