Thymectomy Jason Leonard Muesse Shanda Haley Blackmon DEFINITION Thymectomy is defined as resection of the thymus gland. The most common indications for thymectomy are myasthenia gravis and thymoma. Less common…

Pneumonectomy: Open Christopher R. Morse Cameron T. Stock DEFINITION Pneumonectomy is the complete removal of a lung. A pneumonectomy is most often performed for bronchogenic carcinomas that are central and…

Lobectomy: Robotic Tyler Grenda Jules Lin DEFINITION Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy is defined as an anatomic lobectomy performed with the assistance of robotic technology in which bronchial and vascular ligation is…

Lobectomy: Thoracoscopic Tyler Grenda Jules Lin DEFINITION Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy is defined as an anatomic lobectomy in which bronchial and vascular ligation is performed with lymph node sampling…

Lobectomy: Open Awad El-Ashry Robert J. Cerfolio DEFINITION Anatomic resection of one or more of the pulmonary lobes with ligation and resection of their respective bronchus, arterial supply, and venous…

Tracheal Resection and Reconstruction Alexander T. Hillel William Grist DEFINITION Tracheal resection is usually performed for the external excision of tracheal stenosis or hypertrophic scarring of the trachea with critical…

Tracheostomy: Endoscopic Sam T. Windham III DEFINITION Tracheostomy is defined as a procedure creating a communication between the trachea and the skin of the neck anteriorly. Tracheostomy is used as…

Cricothyroidotomy Sam T. Windham III DEFINITION Cricothyroidotomy is an emergency procedure to establish airway access when orotracheal intubation is not possible or attempts have failed. As cricothyroidotomy has a high…

Open Tracheostomy Sam T. Windham III John Christopher McAuliffe DEFINITION Tracheostomy is a procedure defined as the creation of a communication between the trachea and the skin of the neck…