Congenital Posterolateral Diaphragmatic Hernias and Other Less Common Hernias of the Diaphragm in Infants and Children Marleta Reynolds The diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia can be made in utero with…
Pacing of the Diaphragm Marina Feldman John A. Elefteriades History Since the invention of the first electric generator by Otto von Guericke in 1663, investigators have tried to use electricity…
Embryology and Anatomy of the Diaphragm Thomas W. Shields The diaphragm serves as the anatomic division between the thoracic and the abdominal cavities; as such, it is a muscular structure…
Chest Wall Reconstruction Daniel L. Miller Kamal A. Mansour History Chest wall resection and reconstruction has been a challenge that surgeons have confronted with much apprehension for over 100 years….
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 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) Harold C. Urschel Jr. Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) consists of compression of the subclavian vessels and brachial plexus at the…
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 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 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…
