Thoracic wall
7Thoracic wall 7.1Introduction Everything started in 1998 when Donald Nuss presented his 10-year experience of the minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum. Over the years, his innovative technique rapidly gained…
Approaches to the thoracic cavity
2Approaches to the thoracic cavity 2.1Introduction Further development of technical devices facilitates surgical and interventional approaches in ever smaller intrathoracic structures. Jens Dingemann and Benno Ure provide an overview of…
Miscellaneous infection
8Miscellaneous infection 8.1Introduction Besides several main topics, thoracic surgery also covers a diversity of diseases and procedures, which cannot be summarized under one single heading. Among those, Juan Tovar from…
Bronchopulmonary diseases
3Bronchopulmonary diseases 3.1Introduction Classification, diagnostic pathways and therapy recommendations relating to congenital malformations of the lung remain subjects of significant ongoing discussion. From the pediatric point of view, Ernst Eber…
Tumors in childhood and adolescence
Jochen Hubertus and Dietrich von Schweinitz 5Tumors in childhood and adolescence 5.1Introduction The indescribable benefit in pediatric oncology is that the diagnosis and treatment of each particular tumor are strictly…
Anesthesia and analgesia for thoracic surgery
Christian Seefelder, Robert Sümpelmann 1Anesthesia and analgesia for thoracic surgery 1.1Introduction The unpleasant times of years gone by when surgeons and anesthesiologists found themselves in conflict over competing perceptions of…
Lung transplantation
Clemens Aigner, Walter Klepetko 4Lung transplantation 4.1Introduction The performance of pediatric lung transplantation remains the domain of a few highly specialized centers. Written by the experts Clemens Aigner and Walter…
