This will include administration of general anesthesia, which will allow you to sleep through the procedure and feel no pain. A wedge resection can be done either through a thoracotomy (open chest ...

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Researchers have analyzed the evolution of 96 women and 137 men who underwent a thoracotomy between 2017 and 2019.

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It is suggested that thoracotomy should be considered and carried out as soon as possible when the diagnosis is made. It was found that cases treated with early thoracotomy did not require any ...

Early, small leaks can be repaired directly. If the site of the leak is high in the chest, a thoracotomy is recommended; if the site is at the level of the esophagogastric junction, a laparotomy ...

Lung transplantation has evolved over 60 years from an experimental to an accepted standard treatment for life-threatening lung disease. Suitable recipients can expect improved survival and ...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) is currently performed on a routine basis at many endoscopic centers and it is evident that this procedure has a major impact ...