Thoracic Surgery at 1365 Clifton Road treats the following non-heart-related surgical diseases/disorders:
Lung:
- Evaluation and biopsy of pulmonary nodules
- Minimally invasive lung cancer surgery (robotic or video-assisted)
- Lung preserving sublobar resections for early-stage lung cancers
- Complex pulmonary resections for advanced-stage lung cancers
Esophagus:
- Minimally invasive and complex esophagectomy for cancers of the esophagus
- Paraesophageal/hiatal hernia repair
- Fundoplication for reflux
- Esophagomyotomy for achalasia
- Management of epiphrenic and Zenker’s esophageal diverticulum
Airway:
- Tracheal resection for stenosis or fistula
- Tracheal dilation for stenosis
- Tracheobronchomembranoplasty for tracheomalacia
Other:
- Mediastinal mass resection or biopsy
- Thymectomy
- Chest wall tumor resection
- Sympathectomy
- Diaphragm plication
- Pneumothorax management
Conditions Treated
Lung:
- Lung nodules
- Early and locally advanced lung cancer
- Collapsed lung (pneumothorax)
- Infectious lung masses
- Pleural effusions
Esophagus:
- Esophageal cancer
- Paraesophageal/hiatal hernia
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Esophagomyotomy for achalasia
- Esophageal diverticulum
Airway:
- Tracheal stenosis and fistula
- Tracheomalacia
Other:
- Mediastinal mass
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Chest wall tumors
- Hyperhidrosis
- Paralyzed diaphragm