Diagnosis and treatment of the heart, lungs, esophagus and mediastinum.
Surgical treatment of diseases and disorders of organs within the chest cavity, including the heart, major blood vessels, lungs, and esophagus. A sub-specialty of Surgery.
Surgical treatment for diseases of the chest.
surgery of the chest cavity, including the lungs
Diagnosis and surgery of the chest and lungs. A surgeon with this specialty may also be qualified to do cardiovascular surgery.
This branch of medicine deals with surgery of the chest area.
Surgery of diseases of the chest cavity (excluding heart).
The study and practice of surgery on the chest cavity and rib cage, including the heart, lungs and esophagus. Thoracic surgeons treat patients with lung cancer, coronary diseases, aneurysms and heart diseases.
Surgery that is performed on the chest cavity area, such as in the lungs, is referred to as thoracic surgery.
Branch of medicine specializing in surgery on the respiratory system and thoracic cavity.
A specialty focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the chest.
Specialize in operations of the chest, including surgery for disorders of the heart, arteries, lungs, esophagus, chest wall and diaphragm.
Thoracic surgeons are specially trained to perform surgery on the heart, lungs, great vessels, trachea, esophagus, diaphragm or chest wall.
provides the operative, perioperative care, and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. This includes the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum, and diseases of the diaphragm. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.
Surgery involving the rib cage and structures contained within the thoracic cage.
Diagnosis and surgical treatment of chest diseases.
A branch of medicine dealing with the use of surgery to treat diseases of the chest and lungs.
Thoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax (the chest) excluding the heart. Generally treatment of conditions of the lungs, chest wall, esophagus and diaphragm.