Adult Chest Surgery

Part 1: Care and Management of the Thoracic Surgery Patient

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Thoracic Incisions
Chapter 3: Chest Imaging: Role of CT, PET/CT, and MRI
Chapter 4: Preoperative Evaluation
Chapter 5: Anesthesia Management
Chapter 6: Critical Care
Chapter 7: Mechanical Ventilation
Chapter 8: Postoperative Management
Chapter 9. Role of the Pathologist

Part 2: Esophageal and Proximal Stomach Malignancy
Chapter 10:Overview
Chapter 11: Surgical Approach to Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers
Chapter 12: Esophagoscopy
Chapter 13: Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
Chapter 14: Transhiatal Esophagectomy
Chapter 15: Three-Hole Esophagectomy: The Brigham and Women's Hospital Approach
Chapter 16: Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy
Chapter 17: Radical En Bloc Esophagectomy
Chapter 18: Three-Field Esophagectomy
Chapter 19: Left Thoracoabdominal Approach
Chapter 20: Left Transthoracic Esophagectomy
Chapter 21: Options for Esophageal Replacement
Chapter 22: Palliative Options and Procedures
Chapter 23: Management of Malignant Esophageal Fistula

Part 3: Esophageal Motility Disorders
Chapter 24: Overview
Chapter 25: Resection of Esophageal Diverticula
Chapter 26: Esophagocardiomyotomy for Achalasia
Chapter 27: Long Esophageal Myotomy
Chapter 28: Esophagectomy

Part 4: Esophageal Reflux Disorders
Chapter 29: Overview
Chapter 30: Belsey-Mark IV Fundoplication/Collis Gastroplasty
Chapter 31: Nissen Fundoplication
Chapter 32: Other Reflux Procedures
Chapter 33: Surgery for Barrett's Esophagus
Chapter 34: Management of Shortened Esophagus
Chapter 35: Management of the Failed Reflux Operation
Chapter 36: Techniques for Dilatation of Benign Esophageal Stricture

Part 5: Benign Congenital and Traumatic Esophageal Disorders
Chapter 37: Overview
Chapter 38: Congenital Disorders of the Esophagus in Infants and Children
Chapter 39: Resection of Benign Tumors of the Esophagus
Chapter 40: Management of Esophageal Perforation
Chapter 41: Blunt and Penetrating Esophageal Trauma
Chapter 42: Surgical Management of Corrosive Injury to the Esophagus
Chapter 43: Techniques and Indications for Esophageal Exclusion

Part 6: Benign Disorders of the Upper Airways
Chapter 44: Overview
Chapter 45: Tracheostomy
Chapter 46: Endoscopic Treatments
Chapter 47: Use of Tracheobronchial Stents
Chapter 48: Techniques of Tracheal Resection and Reconstruction
Chapter 49: Surgical Repair of Congenital and Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistulas
Chapter 50: Tracheobronchial Injuries

Part 7: Cancer of the Upper Airways
Chapter 51: Overview
Chapter 52: Bronchoscopy
Chapter 53: Management of Sputum-Positive Lung Cancer
Chapter 54: Techniques of Tracheal Resection
Chapter 55: Subglottic Resection of the Airway
Chapter 56: Resection of the Carina
Chapter 57: Mediastinal Tracheostomy
Chapter 58: Tumors of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract: Cervical Exenteration
Chapter 59: Ablative Endoscopic Therapy for Endobronchial Lesions

Part 8: Lung Cancer
Chapter 60: Overview
Chapter 61: Mediastinoscopy and Restaging
Chapter 62: The Five Lobectomies
Chapter 63: VATS Lobectomy
Chapter 64: Pneumonectomy
Chapter 65: Segmentectomy
Chapter 66: Sleeve Resection/Bronchoplasty for Lung Cancer
Chapter 67: Pancoast's Syndrome: Extended Resection in the Superior Pulmonary Sulcus
Chapter 68: Pancoast's Syndrome: Anterior Approach to Pancoast Tumor
Chapter 69: Radical Lymphadenectomy
Chapter 70: Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Extended Thoracic Resections
Chapter 71: Pulmonary Metastasectomy
Chapter 72: Surgical Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula after Pneumonectomy
Chapter 73: Management of Hemoptysis in Lung Cancer
Chapter 74: Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy in NSCLC
Chapter 75: Innovative Radiation Techniques: Role of Brachytherapy and Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Treatment of Lung Cancer
Chapter 76: Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Chapter 77: Percutaneous Thoracic Tumor Ablation
Chapter 78: Resection of Bronchogenic Carcinoma with Solitary Brain Metastasis

Part 9: Benign Tumors and Conditions of the Lung
Chapter 79: Overview
Chapter 80: Benign Lung Masses
Chapter 81: Bronchoplasty
Chapter 82: Pulmonary Sequestration
Chapter 83: Surgery for Bronchiectasis
Chapter 84: Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation

Part 10: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chapter 85: Overview
Chapter 86: Resection of Blebs, Bullae, and Giant Bullae
Chapter 87: Lung Volume-Reduction Surgery
Chapter 88: Minimally Invasive Methods of Managing the Bullae in Compromised Patients
Chapter 89: New Endoscopic Approaches for Treatment of Emphysema

Part 11: Lung Infections and Interstitial Lung Disease
Chapter 90: Thoracic Fungal Infections
Chapter 91: Role of the Thoracic Surgeon in the Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease
Chapter 92: Thoracoplasty for Tuberculosis
Chapter 93: Surgical Approaches for Chronic Empyema and for Management of Chronic Bronchopleural Fistula

Part 12: Lung Transplantation
Chapter 94: Overview
Chapter 95: Lung Transplantation Technique
Chapter 96: Living Lobar Lung Transplantation
Chapter 97: Medical Management Of Lung Transplant Patients
Chapter 98: Management Of Surgical Complications

Part 13: Diffuse Pleural Malignancies and Effusions
Chapter 99: Overview
Chapter 100: Nonoperative Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions
Chapter 101: Thoracoscopy with Interpleural Sclerosis for Malignant Pleural Effusion
Chapter 102: Pleurectomy and Decortication for Malignant Pleural Diseases
Chapter 103: Extrapleural Pneumonectomy for Diffuse Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma and Other Diffuse Pleural Malignancies
Chapter 104: Intracavitary Hyperthermic Chemotherapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Chapter 105: Photodynamic Therapy in the Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions

Part 14: Benign Pleural Conditions
Chapter 106: Overview
Chapter 107: Medical Management of Nonmalignant Pleural Effusions
Chapter 108: Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum
Chapter 109: Benign Tumors of the Pleura
Chapter 110: Management of Acute Bronchopleural Fistula
Chapter 111: Nonoperative Therapy for Chylothorax
Chapter 112: Fibrothorax and Decortication
Chapter 113: Management of Chylothorax

Part 15: Chest Wall and Sternal Tumors
Chapter 114: Overview
Chapter 115: Chest Wall Resection And Reconstruction
Chapter 116: Sternal and Clavicular Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction
Chapter 117: Options for Plastic Chest Wall Reconstruction

Part 16: Benign Disorders of the Chest Wall
Chapter 118: Overview
Chapter 119: Primary Repair of Chest Wall Defects
Chapter 120: Surgical Repair of Complex (Recurrent) Pectus Excavatum in Adults
Chapter 121: Thoracoscopic Sympathicotomy for Hyperhidrosis and Vasomotor Disorders
Chapter 122: Supraclavicular Approach for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Chapter 123: Thoracic Outlet Syndromes
Chapter 124: Thorascopic First-Rib Resection with Dorsal Sympathectomy
Chapter 125: Thrombosis of the Subclavian Vein: Paget-Schroetter Syndrome
Chapter 126: Surgical Treatment for Chest Wall Infections

Part 17: Diaphragmatic Diseases, Benign or Malignant
Chapter 127: Overview
Chapter 128: Diaphragm Incisions
Chapter 129: Surgical Plication of the Diaphragm for Paralysis and Eventration
Chapter 130: Techniques for Repair of Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia

Part 18: Mediastinal Diseases, Benign Or Malignant
Chapter 131: Overview
Chapter 132: Cervical Mediastinoscopy and Anterior Mediastinotomy
Chapter 133: Resection of Substernal Goiter
Chapter 135: Thoracoscopic Approach to Thymectomy with Advice on Patients with Myasthenia Gravis
Chapter 136: Radical Transsternal Thymectomy
Chapter 137: Resection of Benign Anterior and Middle Mediastinal Cysts and Tumors
Chapter 138: Neurogenic Tumors of the Posterior Mediastinum
Chapter 139: Malignant Primary Anterior Mediastinal Tumors
Chapter 140: Resection for Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Part 19: Robotics
Chapter 141: Robotics in Thoracic Surgery