Adult Chest Surgery

by Sugarbaker, David; Bueno, Raphael; Krasna, Mark; Mentzer, Steven; Zellos, Lambros

• ISBN13: 9780071434140
• ISBN10: 0071434143
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-07-20
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

The full-spectrum of thoracic operative procedures at your fingertips ..Adult Chest Surgeryis a comprehensive, practical textbook on operative techniques of thoracic surgery. Written by a stellar author team composed primarily of experts from Harvard Medical School, the book offers a unified tone and presentation missing from competitive titles along with a scope of content suitable for both the general surgeon and the chest specialist. .

Author Biography

David J. Sugarbaker, M.D., is Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
..Raphael Bueno, M.D., is Associate Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
..Mark J. Krasna, M.D., is the Medical Director of the Cancer Institute at St. Joseph Medical Center, and the former Head of the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Professor of Surgery and Associate Director for Surgical Oncology in the Greenebaum Cancer Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
..Steven Mentzer, M.D., is Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, member of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Task Force, the Director of the Thoracic Intensive Care Unit, and the Co-Director of the Brigham Lung Transplant Program in Boston, MA.
..Lambros Zellos, M.D., M.P.H., is Associate Surgeon And Clinical Co-Director Of the International Mesothelioma Program and Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA.

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Table of Contents

Adult Chest Surgery

Care and Management of the Thoracic Surgery Patient

Genesis of General Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic Incisions

Chest Imaging: Role of CT, PET-CT, and MRI

Preoperative Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

Anesthesia Management

Critical Care

Mechanical Ventilation

Postoperative Management

Role of the Pathologist

Esophageal and Proximal Stomach Malignancy

Overview

Surgical Approach to Malignant Tumors of the Gastro-esophageal Junction

Esophagoscopy

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

Transhiatal Esophagectomy

Three-hole Esophagectomy: The Brigham and Women's Hospital Approach

Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy

Radical En-bloc Esophagectomy (Skinner)

Three-Field Esophagectomy

Left Thoracoabdominal Approach

Left Transthoracic Esophagectomy (Ellis)

Options for Esophageal Replacement

Palliative Options and Procedures

Management of Malignant Esophageal Fistula

Esophageal Motility Disorders

Overview

Resection of Esophageal Diverticula

Esophagocardiomyotomy for Achalasia (Heller)

Long Esophageal Myotomy

Esophagectomy

Esophageal Reflux Disorders

Overview

Belsey-Mark IV Fundoplication Collis Gastroplasty

Nissen Fundoplication

Other Reflux Procedures: (Toupe, Dor, Hill)

Surgery for Barrett's Esophagus

Management of Shortened Esophagus

Management of the Failed Reflux Operation

Techniques for Dilatation of Benign Esophageal Stricture

Benign, Congenital, and Traumatic Esophageal Disorders

Overview

Congenital Disorders of the Esophagus in Infants and Children

Resection of Benign Tumors of the Esophagus

Management of Esophageal Perforation

Blunt and Penetrating Esophageal Trauma

Surgical Management of Corrosive Injury to the Esophagus

Techniques and Indications for Esophageal Exclusion

Benign Disorders of the Upper Airways

Overview

Tracheostomy

Endoscopic Treatments

Use of Tracheobronchial Stents

Techniques of Tracheal Resection and Reconstruction

Surgical Repair of Congenital and Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistula

Tracheobronchial Injuries

Cancer of the Upper Airways

Overview

Bronchoscopy

Management of Sputum Positive Lung Cancer

Techniques of Tracheal Resection

Subglottic Resection of the Airway

Resection of the Carina

Mediastinal Tracheostomy

Tumors of the Upper Aero-digestive Tract: Cervical Exenteration

Ablative Endoscopic Therapy for Endobronchial Lesions

Lung Cancer

Overview

Mediastinoscopy and Restaging

The Five Lobectomies

VATS Lobectomy

Pneumonectomy

Segmentectomy

Sleeve Resection Bronchoplasty

Pancoast's Syndrome: Extended Resection in the Superior Pulmonary Sulcus

Pancoast's Syndrome: Anterior Approach to Pancoast Tumor

Radical Lymphadenectomy

Extended Resections for Lung Cancer and Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Extended Thoracic Resections

Pulmonary Metastasectomy

Surgical Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula After Pneumonectomy

Management of Hemoptysis

Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy in NSCLC

Innovative Radiation Techniques: Role of Brachytherapy and Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Treatment of Lung Cancer

Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Percutaneous Thoracic Tumor Ablation

Resection of Bronchogenic Carcinoma with Solitary Brain Metastasis

Benign Tumors and Conditions of the Lung

Overview

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