Thoracic Surgical Procedures
Thoracic surgical procedures performed at St. Francis include:
- Surgical treatment of lung cancer
- Surgical diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the lung, diaphragm, chest and mediastinum
- Surgical treatment of diseases of the esophagus
Specific surgical procedures include:
- Bronchoscopy
- Mediastinoscopy
- Thorascopy
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
- Lobectomy
- Pneumonectomy
- Decortication of Lung
- Drainage of Empyema
- Resection of Chest Wall Tumors
- Surgery of Diaphragm
- Surgery Esophagus