- Presents new surgical approaches for the thoracic pathologies
- Provides updates on the management of patients with thoracic and airways malformations
- Discusses pathologies ranging from thorax malformations to anomalies of the structures within the thorax
This book discusses all thoracic diseases of surgical interest, from thorax malformations to airways disorders.
It is divided into six main sections; the first two analyze general aspects, while the following three focus on malformations of the thorax, airways, esophagus and diaphragm. The final section describes the main pediatric tumors involving the chest and internal thoracic organs. Each chapter starts with a classification of the main pathologies related to the anatomical region considered. For each pathology, the various aspects of the diagnostic-therapeutic procedure are described in details - from the clinical presentation and diagnosis to the pre-operative preparation, the surgical aspects, and the post-operative course. Possible future developments are also evaluated.
The volume will be a useful tool for specialists in pediatric and thoracic surgery, but will also represent an educational resource for medical and nursing students.
Table of Contents- 1. Thoracic surgery in pediatric patients.-
- 2. Managment aspects: ethics and economic sustainability.-
- 3. Prenatal diagnosis and fetal surgery.-
- 4. Imaging of thorax.-
- 5. Anesthesia in thoracic surgery.-
- 6. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.-
- 7. Pulmonary function tests.-
- 8. Pectus Excavatum.-
- 9. Pectus Carinatum.-
- 10. Poland Syndrome.-
- 11. Jeune Syndrome.-
- 12. Pathologies of the larynx.-
- 13. Anomalies of the trachea.-
- 14. Tracheostomy.-
- 15. Mediastinal cysts: managment and surgical treatment.-
- 16. Congenital Lung Malformations.-
- 17. Oesophageal Atresia and Oesophageal Duplications.-
- 18. Diaphragmatic Hernia.-
- 19. Diaphragmatic Eventrations.-
- 20. Sternal clefts and Cantrell syndrome.-
- 21. Main Thoracic Tumors in Pediatric Age and Surgical Approaches.
