Why, How and What of Thoracic Surgical Procedure
Thoracic means the organs in the chest like the heart, lungs, and esophagus. So, coronary artery bypass surgery, heart transplant, lung transplant, and removal of parts of the lung due to cancer all come under thoracic surgery. Thoracic surgery or chest surgery and treatment helps in the diagnosis & cure of lungs dealing with cancer, trauma, or pulmonary disease. The only difference is in the case of lung cancer nodules, tumors, and lymph nodes are removed to diagnose, find out the stage, and treat the disease. Thoracic surgery procedures 1. Thoracotomy procedures It is an open procedure where an entire lung or a large portion can be removed. It is chosen when a large part of the lung or inner chest cavity needs to be seen. Procedure details for thoracotomy when lung cancer is the reason for surgical procedure being conducted with one of the following procedures: • Wedge Resection - Tumor and tissue surrounding the cancer are removed in this procedure. • Anatomical segmental resec...