Thoracic surgery
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heart /lung bypass, heart surgery, heart transplantation, pneumonectomy, respiratory transplantation, thymectomy
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surgical specialty concerned with diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart, lungs, and esophagus.
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- von Segesser See editorial board for all editors information Description The primary aim of the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery is to provide a medium for the publication of high-quality original scientific reports documenting progress in cardiac and thoracic surgery.
- An authoritative, clinically oriented, comprehensive resource, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery is committed to providing a place for all thoracic surgeons to relate experiences which will help improve patient care.
- Although surgery may be the best, or only way to treat the disease, patients can sometimes face a long and difficult recovery because traditional "open" thoracic surgery is highly invasive.
- Thoracic Surgery Top Web results for "Thoracic Surgery" Encyclopedia of Surgery Thoracic surgery Definition Thoracic surgery is any surgery performed in the chest (thorax).
- Thoracoscopic (video-assisted) thoracic surgery is performed routinely for lung and pleural biopsies and the treatment of hyperhidrosis by sympathetectomy.
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