ABOUT OF THE
THORACIC SURGERY
BRB Hospitals Limited has an International Standard Specialized Thoracic Surgery Department.
Reparation of organs placed in the thorax, or chest. The thoracic cavity lies between the neck and the diaphragm, and contains the heart and lungs (cardiopulmonary system), the esophagus, trachea, pleura, mediastinum, chest wall, and diaphragm.
Thoracic surgery repairs diseased or injured organs and tissues in the thoracic cavity; deals specifically with disorders of the lungs and esophagus e.g. Blunt chest trauma, lung cancer, and emphysema.
Collective Procedures / Surgeries in Thoracic Surgery:
Diagnosis | Procedures / Operation |
Pleural Effusion | Tube Thoracostomy: Insertion of a tube (chest tube) into the pleural cavity to drain air, blood, bile, pus, or other fluids. Whether the accumulation of air or fluid is the result of rapid traumatic filling with air or blood or an insidious malignant exudative fluid, placement of a chest tube allows for continuous, large volume drainage until the underlying pathology can be more formally addressed |
Hydro Pneumothorax | Tube Thoracostomy |
Pneumothorax | Tube Thoracostomy + Pleurodesis |
Malignant Pleural effusion (spread of malignancy in pleural space) | Tube Thoracostomy + Pleurodesis |
Haemothorax/ Pyothorax / Chylothorax | Tube Thoracostomy |
Thickened Pleura | Decortication (Thoracotomy) |
Post TB fibrosis of Lung | Lobectomy/ Pneumonectomy |
Bronchiectasis | Lobectomy/ Pneumonectomy |
Carcinoma Lung | Lobectomy/ Segmentectomy/ Pneumonectomy |
All kinds of mediastinal tumour (anterior, middle & posterior mediastinum) e.g. Thymoma, Germ cell tumor, Neurofibroma, Schwannoma, any cystic or solid masses | Thoracotomy with excision of mass |
Diaphragmatic Hernia | Repair of Diaphragm |
Achalasia of Esophagus | Heller Cardiomyotomy |
Carcinoma of Esophagus | Esophageal resection and anastomosis (one stage/two stages/three stages surgery) |
Stricture Esophagus | Dilatation of Esophagus with/without esophageal resection and anastomosis |
