OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES IN THORACIC AND ESOPHAGEAL SURGERY

Section I Trachea
1 Open Tracheostomy
2 Cricothyroidotomy
3 Tracheostomy: Endoscopic
4 Tracheal Resection and Reconstruction
Section II Lung
5 Lobectomy: Open
6 Lobectomy: Thoracoscopic
7 Lobectomy: Robotic
8 Pneumonectomy: Open
Section III Mediastinum
9 Thymectomy
10 Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
11 Mediastinoscopy
Section IV Esophagus
12 Cricopharyngeal Diverticulum: Open Repair
13 Cricopharyngeal Diverticulum: Endoscopic Repair
14 Epiphrenic Diverticulum Treatment
15 Long Myotomy for Diffuse Esophageal Spasm
16 Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Anterior Fundoplication for Esophageal Achalasia
Section V Diaphragm
17 Repair of Congenital Defects: Morgagni Diaphragmatic Hernia
18 Repair of Congenital Defects: Bochdalek Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Section VI Treatment of Paraesophageal Hernias
19 Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: Laparoscopic Technique
20 Collis Gastroplasty
21 Transthoracic Hiatal Hernia Repair
Section VII Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux
22 Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
23 Laparoscopic Mesh Hiatal Hernia Repair
24 Redo Fundoplication
25 Laparoscopic Partial Fundoplication for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
26 The Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Section VIII Treatment of Barrett’s Esophagus and Early Esophageal Cancer
27 Radiofrequency Ablation of Barrett’s Esophagus
28 Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Barrett Neoplasia
Section IX Treatment of Esophageal Cancer
29 Esophagectomy: Transhiatal and Reconstruction
30 Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy
31 Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
32 Treatment of Esophageal Perforation: Cervical, Thoracic, and Abdominal

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Author
Mary Hawn
Professor, Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Department of Surgery
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery
University of Alabama at
Birmingham School of Medicine
Birmingham, Alabama