Overview of services offered in Thoracic Surgery
- Diagnostic endoscopy of the mediastinum (mediastinoscopy)
- Diagnostic endoscopy of the thorax (thoracoscopy)
- Resection of diseased lung portions by way of laparoscopic or open surgical approach (thoracoscopic and open partial lung resection)
- Partial resection of the costal pleura (pleurodesis) by means of open or thoracoscopic surgery
- Removal of a pleural effusion not responding to medication (decortication)
- Thoracoscopic surgery for treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax (collapsed lung)
- Tracheostomy (tracheostoma)
- Radical resection of a pulmonary lobe including systematic removal of lymph nodes to treat malignant diseases (lung cancer)