Section I: 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; anaesthesia; endoscopy; lung biopsy; thoracic incisions; perioperative management; mechanical ventilatory assistance; late complications. Section II: larynx and upper airway; anatomy, physiology, and embryology; anesthesia for upper airway surgery; endoscopy; benign conditions; laryngeal nerve palsy; acquired tracheoesophageal fistula; upper airway tumors; surgical techniques. Section III: lung; anatomy, embryology, and physiology; imaging; congenital anomalies; infections; 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; Section IV: pleura; anatomy, physiology, and embryology; diagnostic procedures for pleural diseases; pleural effusion - benign and malignant; empyema and bronchopleural fistula; spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum; rare infections; the thoracic duct; mesothelioma and less common pleural tumors; fibrothorax and decortication; surgical techniques. Section V: chest wall and sternum; anatomy and physiology; diagnostic modalities; congenital deformities; complications of median sternotomy. (Part contents).
