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    Elective Procedures

    THORACIC SERVICES

    Elective Procedures

    Esophageal Cancer Surgery

    Esophageal cancer is the seventh most common cancer worldwide. Esophagectomy remains the main stay treatment permitting the ability to eat and improve disease free survival

    Corrosive Stricture of Esophagus

    Stricture following corrosive ingestion is a morbid and disabling etiology with inability of patients to eat. It requires sequential dilation along with resection and transposition of the gut

    Mediastinal Tumor Surgery

    Removal of thymic mass mediastinal nodes, teratoma, isolated thyroid etc serves both as diagnostic and therapeutic management for various mediastinal tumors

    Tracheal Stricture Surgery

    Stricture following prolonged intubation or tracheostomy causes inability of patient to breath normally. Resection and primary anastomosis or dilation allow patient to breath normally

    Lung Cancer Surgery

    One of the commonest cancers with a high mortality rate. Early detection and surgical resection allows better survival outcome

    Decortication for Empyema Thoracis

    Surgical removal of pus and fibrous peel over the lung allows re expansion of lung. It improves the overall ventilation of the patient and decreases the septic load

    Cervical Rib Surgery

    Compression of vessels or nerve at the Thoracic inlet causes disabling pain, atrophy of muscles or ulcers in the upper limb. Excision the rib and decompression of the space is the ideal treatments for this pathology

    Lymph Node Biopsies

    It is a diagnostic procedure to excise lymph nodes surgically of histopathological correlation for pathologies such as tuberculosis, lymphoma, metastatic disease, etc

    Mediastinoscopy and Biopsy of Nodes

    A procedure carried out to stage lung cancer and for the diagnosis of lymphadenopathy of unknown etiology or mediastinal masses

    Lung Bulla

    Bullous lung causes hypoxia, recurrent chest infections and spontaneous pneumothorax. Bullectomy along with pleurodesis is the gold standard for majority of the cases

    Hydatid Cyst of Lung

    Lung is the second most common affected organ. Surgical resection of cyst with repair of air leak is the standard management

    Aspergilloma Lung

    Fungus in a cavity of lung causes life threatening hemoptysis. Removal of the fungal ball along with the diseased lung reduces the overall morbidity and mortality

    Chest wall Tumor

    They are responsible for 2 to 5 percent of all tumors. Excision of the mass with involved structures and reconstruction of the chest wall is the treatment of choice

    Video Assisted Thoracoscopy

    An advanced minimally invasive approach to address various intrathoracic etiologies. It can be carried out through multiple ports or via a single port

    Diaphragmatic Disorders

    Hernia and Eventration are congenital and acquired etiologies responsible for respiratory distress and bowel obstruction. Surgical repair and plication is the only treatment option available