INTRODUCTION Worldwide, nearly 1 million people die annually from non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Traditionally, complete surgical resection has been considered the only treatment with a curative potential in the…
TERMINOLOGY Acquired tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF): Acquired communication between trachea and esophagus classified by etiology, site of fistula, and timing of onset PATHOGENESIS Iatrogenic ▪ Following esophageal resection ○ Anastomotic leakage…
DEFINITIONS ▪ According to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease with some significant extrapulmonary effects… Its…
TERMINOLOGY ▪ Tracheotomy ▪ Tracheostomy ▪ Standard surgical tracheotomy ▪ Percutaneous tracheotomy ▪ Cricothyroidotomy DEFINITIONS ▪ Tracheotomy refers to a procedure that creates an opening in the trachea. ▪ Tracheostomy…
TERMINOLOGY ▪ Benign tracheal neoplasms ▪ Tracheal neoplasms ETIOLOGY Etiology—Key Facts Squamous cell carcinoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma compose the majority of malignant tracheal neoplasms Malignant ▪ Squamous cell carcinoma…
TERMINOLOGY ▪ Solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) DEFINITION ▪ An SPN refers to a round lesion smaller than 3 cm in diameter that is completely surrounded by pulmonary parenchyma without other…
Hemoptysis is defined as the expectoration of blood from the lung. This must be differentiated from aspirated blood from the upper respiratory tract or hematemesis from an upper gastrointestinal source….
TERMINOLOGY ▪ Interstitial lung disease (ILD) ▪ Idiopathic interstitial lung pneumonia ▪ Eosinophilic lung diseases DEFINITIONS ▪ Transbronchial biopsy: biopsies taken via the flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. ▪ Surgical lung biopsy:…
MAIN POINTS ▪ Lung cancer is a prevalent disease, and is the leading cause of cancer death in men and women. ▪ There is a large difference in survival between…
SURGICAL ANATOMY A detailed knowledge of surgical anatomy is of major importance in the practice of thoracic surgery. The following descriptions only summarize the basic anatomic information that every thoracic…
