Boffa, MD, an associate professor of thoracic surgery at Yale School of Medicine ... many surgeons reserve thoracotomy for patients with challenging tumor or anatomic attributes, and these ...

For tumors of the upper-third esophagus, the cervico-thoraco-abdominal (right thoracotomy) procedure was performed. For lesions in the mid and lower third, esophagectomy was carried out by the ...

During the procedure, the patient is positioned on their side, and an S-shaped thoracotomy incision is made. The sixth rib is removed to provide access, and the space between the lung and chest cavity ...

MGMGH doctors successfully remove large food mass from oesophagus using minimally invasive endoscopy procedure, avoiding surgery.

Kenny et al reported little change in QOL among disease-free survivors 4 months to 2 years after surgery. [8] Another strength was the comparison of QOL scores with QOL published population norms.

A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes ...