General Thoracic Surgery: 2-Volume Set Plus Companion Website

Long considered the bible of thoracic surgery, this comprehensive two-volume textbook guides you through virtually every open and endoscopic surgical technique with expert commentary by the leaders in thoracic surgery from around the world. Coverage includes extensive sections on lung cancer and other pulmonary tumors. All facets of thoracic disease are covered from anatomy and embryology to diagnostics, including extensive radiological sections. Multidisciplinary contributions on medical treatment, radiation oncology, and surgery and anesthesia are included.

Highlights include new material on minimally invasive procedures and thoroughly updated diagnostic and treatment information. Operative checklists are included in procedural chapters, and procedures are presented as bulleted to-do lists wherever possible. This edition also covers non-resection therapies for high-risk non-small cell lung cancer patients, including sublobar resection with adjuvant brachytherapy, radiotherapy ablation, and stereotactic body radiation therapy.

A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text with all images and video clips of selected procedures.


Table Of Contents
Contributing Authors

Preface to the Seventh Edition

Preface to the First Edition

PART A: The Lung, Pleura, Diaphragm, and Chest Wall

Section I Anatomy of the Chest Wall and Lungs

1 Anatomy of the Thorax.
2 Embryology of the Lungs
3 Ultrastructure and Morphometry of the Human Lung
Section II Physiology of the Lungs

7 Pulmonary Gas Exchange
8 Mechanics of Breathing
Section III Thoracic Imaging

9 Radiographic Evaluation of the Lungs and Chest
10 Computed Tomography of the Lungs, Pleura, and Chest Wall
11 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Thorax
Section IV Diagnostic Procedures

15 Laboratory Investigations in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Diseases
16 Diagnostic Studies in Lung Cancer
17 Bronchoscopic Evaluation of the Lungs and Tracheobronchial Tree
Section V Assessment of the Thoracic Surgical Patient

20 Pulmonary Physiologic Assessment of Operative Risk
21 Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation of the Thoracic Surgical Patient
Section VI Anesthetic Management of the General Thoracic Surgical Patient

22 Conduct of Anesthesia
23 The Shared Airway: Management of the Patient With Airway Pathology
24 Anesthesia for Pediatric General Thoracic Surgery
Section VII Pulmonary Resections

25 Thoracic Incisions
26 General Features of Pulmonary Resections
27 Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly
Section VIII Postoperative Management of the General Thoracic Surgical Patient

41 General Principles of Postoperative Care
42 Mechanical Ventilation of the Surgical Patient
Section IX The Chest Wall

43 Chest Wall Deformities
44 Lung Hernias of the Chest Wall
45 Infections of the Chest Wall
Section X The Diaphragm

51 Embryology and Anatomy of the Diaphragm
52 Pacing of the Diaphragm
Section XI The Pleura

56 Anatomy of the Pleura
Section XII Thoracic Trauma

73 Blunt and Penetrating Injuries of the Chest Wall, Pleura, and Lungs
Section XIII The Trachea

78 Tracheostomy
Section XIV Congenital, Structural, and Inflammatory Diseases of the Lung

83 Congenital Lesions of the Lung
Section XV Statistical Analysis and Trial Design

99 Evidence-Based Thoracic Surgery
Section XVI Carcinoma of the Lung

101 Lung Cancer: Epidemiology and Carcinogenesis
Section XVII Other Tumors of the Lung

122 Carcinoid Tumors
PART B: The Esophagus

Section XVIII Anatomy

128 Embryology of the Esophagus
Section XIX Physiology

131 Physiology and Physiologic Studies of the Esophagus
Section XX Diagnostic Studies

133 Radiologic Evaluation of the Esophagus
Section XXI Operative Procedures in the Management of Esophageal Disease

Section XXII Trauma to the Esophagus

Section XXIII Benign Esophageal Disease

Section XXIV Malignant Lesions of the Esophagus

PART C: The Mediastinum

Section XXV Anatomy

Section XXVI Noninvasive Investigations

Section XXVII Invasive Diagnostic Investigations and Surgical Approaches

Section XXVIII Mediastinal Infections, Overview of Mass Lesions in the Mediastinum, and Control of Vascular Obstructing Symptomatology

Section XXIX Primary Mediastinal Tumors and Syndromes Associated with Mediastinal Lesions

Section XXX Mediastinal Cysts