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xxv, 1942 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Sect. 1. Introduction -- General thoracic surgery: history and development -- Pulmonary physiology -- Pulmonary function testing: a practical approach -- Preoperative assessment of the thoracic surgical patient: a surgeon's viewpoint -- Anesthesia -- Endoscopy -- Open lung biopsy -- Thoracic incisions -- Perioperative management -- Mechanical ventilatory assistance -- Late complications -- Sect. 2. Larynx and upper airway -- Anatomy, physiology, and embryology -- Anesthesia for airway surgery -- Endoscopy -- Benign conditions -- Laryngeal nerve palsy -- Acquired tracheoesophageal fistula -- Upper airway tumors -- Surgical techniques -- Sect. 3. Lung -- Anatomy of the lung -- Imaging of the lung -- Congenital anomalies of the lung -- Infections of the lung -- Interstitial lung disease -- Lung volume reduction surgery -- Bullous disease -- Massive hemoptysis -- Chronic pulmonary embolism -- Benign lung tumors -- Bronchial gland tumors -- Lung cancer -- Non-small cell lung cancer -- Small cell lung cancer -- Rare primary malignant neoplasms -- Pulmonary metastases -- Surgical techniques -- Transplantation -- Sect. 4. Pleura -- Anatomy and physiology of the pleural space -- Diagnostic procedures for pleural diseases -- Pleural effusion: benign and malignant -- Empyema and bronchopleural fistula -- Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum -- Rare infections of the pleural space -- The thoracic duct and chylothorax -- Mesothelioma and less common pleural tumors -- Fibrothorax and decortication -- Surgical techniques in the pleura -- Sect. 5. Chest wall and sternum -- Anatomy and physiology of the chest wall and sternum -- Diagnostic modalities of the chest wall and sternum -- Congenital deformities of the chest wall and sternum -- Complications of midline sternotomy -- Thoracic outlet syndromes -- Primary neoplasms -- Radionecrosis and infection of the chest wall and sternum -- Surgical techniques for the chest wall and sternum -- Sect. 6. Diaphragm -- The diaphragm -- Sect. 7. Mediastinum -- Anatomy and surgical access of the mediastinum -- Imaging of the mediastinum -- Infections of the mediastinum -- Pericardial disease -- Surgery of myasthenia gravis -- Cysts -- Tumors and masses -- Surgical techniques -- Sect. 8. Trauma -- Pathophysiology and initial management of trauma -- Laryngeal trauma -- Tracheobronchial trauma -- Blunt trauma: chest wall, lung, pleura, heart, great vessels, thoracic duct, and esophagus -- Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture -- Penetrating trauma -- Adult respiratory distress syndrome -- Late sequelae of thoracic trauma.
edited by F. Griffith Pearson [and others].
Includes bibliographical references and index.