Shields' general thoracic surgery /

Shields' general thoracic surgery / General thoracic surgery. edited by Joseph LoCicero III, Richard H. Feins, Yolonda L. Colson, Gaetano Rocco. - 8th edition. - Philadelphia, PA : Wolters Kluwer, 2019. - 2 volumes : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Preceded by General thoracic surgery / edited by Thomas W. Shields [and others]. 7th ed. c2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. A: Evolution of general thoracic surgery -- Sect. I: History and pioneers in thoracic surgery -- Pt. B: The lung, pleura, diaphragm and chest wall -- Sect. II: Structure and function of the chest wall and lungs -- Sect. III: Thoracic imaing -- Sect. IV: Diagnostic procedures -- Sect. V: Diagnostic procedures in pulmonary diseases -- Sect. VI: Preoperative assessment of the thoracic surgical patient -- Sect. VII: Preoperative and anesthetic management of the general thoracic surgical patient -- Sect. VIII: Pulmonary resections -- Sect. IX: Postoperative management of the general thoracic surgical patient -- Sect. X: The chest cage -- Sect. Xi: The diaphragm -- Sect. XII: The pleura -- Sect. XIII: The trachea and bronchi -- Sect. XIV: Congenital, structural, and inflammatory diseases of the lung -- Sect. XV: Carcinoma of the lung -- Sect. XVI: Other tumors of the lung -- Sect. XVII: Thoracic trauma -- Sect. XVIII: Understanding statistical analysis and medical decision making -- Pt. C: The esophagus -- Sect. XIX: Structure of the esophagus -- Sect. XX: Physiology of the esophagus -- Sect. XXI: Diagnostic studies of the esophagus -- Sect. XXII: Operative procedures in the management of esophageal disease -- Sect. XXIII: Congenital, structural, and inflammatory diseases of the esophagus -- Sect. XXIV: Malignant lesions of the esophagus -- Pt. D: The mediastinum -- Sect. XXV: Structure and function of the mediastinal contents -- Sect. XXVI: Noninvasive investigations -- Sect. XXVII: Invasive diagnostic investigations and surgical approaches -- Sect. XXVIII: Mediastinal infections, mass lesions in the mediastinum, and control of vascular obstructing symptomatology -- Sect. XXIX: Primary mediastinal tumors and syndromes associated with mediastinal lesions -- Sect. XXX: Mediastinal cysts.

Department of Surgery School of Medicine

9781451195224 1451195222

2017051947


Chest--Surgery.
Chest--Cancer--Surgery.
Thoracic Surgical Procedures.
Thoracic Neoplasms--surgery.

RD 536 / .G454 2019

617.5/4059

WF 980