8 Mediastinoscopy and mediastinotomy Jennifer L. Wilson and Eric Vallières HISTORY Recognition of advanced lung cancer by using a novel cervicomediastinal exploration technique was first described in 1954 by Dwight…
6 Tracheostomy Abbas E. Abbas HISTORY Since early civilization, making a sharp cut into the easily palpable cervical trachea has been known as a quick method to either cut off…
20 Superior sulcus tumors Valerie W. Rusch INTRODUCTION Pancoast tumors, properly known as “superior sulcus non-small-cell lung carcinomas,” are particularly challenging tomanage because they invade vital structures at the thoracicinlet,…
36 Thoracoscopic removal of benign esophageal tumors DAVID IAN WATSON PRINCIPLES AND JUSTIFICATION The application of thoracoscopic techniques to the excision of benign esophageal lesions provides a minimal access approach…
17 Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) Gaetano Rocco INTRODUCTION Single-port (uniportal) video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) represents an evolution of traditional VATS principles and, at the same time, a formidable return…
4 Chest wall masses and chest wall resection Anna Maria Ciccone, Camilla Vanni, Federico Venuta and Erino Angelo Rendina HISTORY The first known chest wall resection to remove a thoracic…
3 Thoracic trauma Scott M. Moore, Frederic M. Pieracci and Gregory J. Jurkovich HISTORY Almost all historical accounts of chest trauma are within the context of war and conflict. The…
15 Biportal fissureless video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy Alessandro Brunelli HISTORY The first reports, from Italy and North America, regarding video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy performed according to modern technical and…
40 Revisional antireflux surgery PETER G. DEVITT, ARAVIND SUPPIAH AND SARAH K. THOMPSON INTRODUCTION Antireflux surgery is a well-established treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease, with long-term success rates in the…
34 Transhiatal esophagectomy Brechtje A. Grotenhuis, Bas P. L. Wijnhoven and J. Jan B. Van Lanschot INTRODUCTION It is widely recognized that a surgical procedure such as esophagectomy has lower…
