Books in Thoracic surgery

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Thoracic Surgery in the Special Care Patient, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 28-1
November 27, 2017
Sharon Ben-Or
English
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Sharon Ben-Or, is devoted to Thoracic Surgery in the Special Care Patient. Dr. Ben-Or has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Thoracic surgery in the pregnant patient; Thoracic surgery in early stage small cell lung cancer; Lung cancer in the post transplant / immunosuppressed patient; The postpneumonectomy patient; Thoracic surgery considerations in the obese patient; Thoracic surgery considerations in the pediatric patient; Esophagectomy after weight reduction surgery; Thoracic surgery considerations in the mentally ill or handicapped patient; Lung cancer with concomitant cardiac disease; Malignant pleural effusion and the trapped lung; Empyema from an obstructing lung cancer; Synchronous esophageal and lung cancer; Thoracic surgery considerations in the AIDS patient; and more!

Uniportal/Single-Port Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 27-4
October 3, 2017
Gaetano Rocco
English
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Gaetano Rocco, is devoted to Single-port/Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Rocco has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: The Geometric and Ergonomic Appeal of Uniportal VATS; Management of Intraoperative Difficulties During Uniportal VATS; Hybrid Theatre and Uniportal VATS: the Perfect Match for Lung Nodule Localization; Important Technical Details in Uniportal VATS Standard Major Pulmonary Resections; When Uniportal VATS is Contraindicated; Subxyphoid Uniportal VATS Procedures; Uniportal VATS Segmentectomy; The Case for Non Intubated/Awake Anesthesia for Uniportal VATS Procedures; Uniportal VATS Esophagectomy; Complex Pulmonary Resections Through Uniportal VATS; Training in Uniportal VATS; Fast-tracking Patients Through the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pathways of Intrathoracic Conditions: the Role of Uniportal VATS; and more!

Quality in Thoracic Surgery, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 27-3
July 5, 2017
Felix G. Fernandez
English
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Felix Fernandez, is devoted to Quality in Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Fernandez has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Risk adjustment and performance measurement for lung cancer resection; Risk adjustment and performance measurement for esophageal cancer resection; Oncologic quality indicators in thoracic surgery; National Quality Forum metrics for thoracic surgery; Volume outcome relationships in thoracic surgery; Failure to rescue in thoracic surgery; Quality and cost in thoracic surgery; Patient reported outcomes in thoracic surgery; Database audit in thoracic surgery; European Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk score; International database collaboration in thoracic surgery; Hospital readmissions following thoracic surgery; and more!

Disorders of the Chest Wall, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 27-2
April 3, 2017
Henning A. Gaissert
English
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Henning A. Gaissert, is devoted to The Chest Wall. Dr. Gaissert has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Acute Infections of the Chest Wall; Chronic Infections of the Chest Wall; Thoracoplasty for TB in the 21st Century; Chest Wall Trauma: Conservative Management and Surgical Reconstruction; Minimally Invasive Repair of the Pectus Excavatum/Carinatum; Surgical Implications of the Straight Back Syndrome; Management of Primary Soft Tissue Tumors of the Chest Wall; Management of Lung Cancer Invading the Superior Sulcus; Management of Breast Cancer Invading the Chest Wall; Chest Wall Reconstruction without Prosthetic Material; Surgical Management of the Radiated Chest Wall and its Complications; Surgical Management of Primary Tumors of the Osseous Chest Wall; Surgical Management of Lung Cancer Involving the Chest Wall; Prosthetic Reconstruction of the Chest Wall, and more!

Clinical Management of Chest Tubes, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 27-1
November 21, 2016
Pier Luigi Filosso
English
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Pier Luigi Filosso, is devoted to Clinical Management of Chest Tubes. Dr. Filosso has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Chest Tubes Throughout the Centuries: An Overview of Pleural Space Drainage Across History; Generalities of Chest Tubes; Chest Tube Placement After Pulmonary Resection; Thoracic Trauma: Which Chest Tube?; Chest Tube Placement in Pleural Effusions and Pneumothorax; Modern Techniques to Insert Chest Tubes; Suction or Non-suction?: How to Manage a Chest Tube After Pulmonary Resection; When to Remove a Chest Tube?; Indwelling Pleural Catheters: A Clinical Option in Trapped Lung; Errors in Chest Tube Placement; and more!

Hyperhidrosis, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America

1st Edition
Volume 26-4
October 2, 2016
Peter B. Licht
English
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Peter Licht, is devoted to Management of Hyperhidrosis. Dr. Licht has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: History of Sympathetic Surgery; Pathophysiology of Hyperhidrosis; Emerging Nonsurgical Treatments for Hyperhidrosis; Selecting the Right Patient for Surgical Treatment of Hyperhidrosis; Targeting the Sympathetic Chain for Primary Hyperhidrosis: An Evidence-Based Review; Reversibility of Clipping for Primary Hyperhidrosis; Robotic Sympathectomy; Reconstruction of the Sympathetic Chain; Quality of Life Changes Following Surgery for Hyperhidrosis; Management of Compensatory Sweating after Sympathetic Surgery; Less Common Side Effects Following Sympathetic Surgery; Facial Blushing: Patient Selection and Long Term Results; Management of Plantar Hyperhidrosis; and more!

Current Controversies in Thoracic Surgery, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America

1st Edition
Volume 26-3
July 20, 2016
Michael Lanuti
English
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Michael Lanuti, is devoted to Current Controversies in Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Lanuti has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Management of Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Management of Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Current Treatment of Mesothelioma (Extrapleural Pneumonectomy or Pleurectomy); Stents as Primary Therapy for Esophageal Perforation; Lymph Node Dissection and Pulmonary Metastectomy; Mediastinal Staging: Endobronchial Ultrasound or Mediastinoscopy; Induction Therapy for Esophageal Cancer; Appropriate Surgical Treatment of Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Benefit of Plication for Paralyzed Diaphragm; Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis; Induction Therapy for Thymoma, and more!

Innovations in Thoracic Surgery, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America

1st Edition
Volume 26-2
May 6, 2016
Kazuhiro Yasufuku
English
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America focuses on Innovations in Thoracic Surgery. Articles will include: Advances in Image Guided Thoracic Surgery; Evolving Applications of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in Thoracic Surgery; Novel Technologies for Isolated Lung Perfusion – Beyond Lung Transplant; Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Achalasia; Bioengineered Organs: Dream or a Reality?; Credentialing for New Technology; Endoscopic Resection and Ablation for Early Stage Esophageal Cancer; Novel Technologies in Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction; Advances in Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: Pushing the Envelope; Guided Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules; Nanotechnology: Applications in Thoracic Surgery?; Present and Future Application of Energy Devices in Thoracic Surgery; and more!

Prevention and Management of Post-Operative Complications, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 25-4
November 2, 2015
John D. Mitchell
English
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Prevention and Management of Post-Operative Complications is reviewed extensively in this important Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America issue. Articles include: Cardiovascular complications following thoracic surgery; Pain management following thoracic surgery; Persistent air leak and pleural space management following pulmonary resection; Bronchopleural fistula and empyema after anatomic lung resection; Postoperative respiratory failure; Complications following carinal surgery and bronchial sleeve resection; Anastomotic leak following esophagectomy; Management of conduit necrosis following esophagectomy; Functional conduit disorders complicating esophagectomy; Complications following surgery for achalasia and anti-reflux disease; Complications following tracheal and laryngotracheal resection; Management of thoracic nerve injury; Chest wall resection and reconstruction: management of complications; Management of chylothorax; and more!

Lung Transplantation, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 25-1
December 3, 2014
Sudish Murthy
English
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Lung Transplantation is covered in detail in this important issue of the Thoracic Surgery Clinics. Articles include: Candidacy for Lung Transplant and Lung Allocation; ECMO as Bridge to Lung Transplant; Single Versus Double Lung Transplant: Do Guidelines Exist?; Extending the Donor Pool: Donation After Cardiac Death; Extending the Donor Pool: Rehabilitation of Poor Organs; Bronchial Artery Revascularization; Anastomotic Airway Complications Following Lung Transplantation: Implications and Interventions; Pleural Space Complications Associated with Lung Transplantation; Reflux and Allograft Dysfunction, Is there a Connection?; Artificial Lungs: Are We There Yet?; and more.

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