Thoracic surgery deals with diseases inherent to the organs in the chest particularly the chest wall, lungs, pleurae of the esophagus and mediastinum.

Benefits offered

• Diagnosis staging and treatment (surgical, radiotherapy and chemotherapy) of lung cancer;
• Diagnosis staging and treatment (surgical, radiotherapy and chemotherapy) of pleural tumors;
• Diagnosis and treatment of pleural effusions (either by thoracentesis or drain placement; transthoracic);
• Needle biopsies and needle aspiration of chest wall lesions and lung lesions reaching the wall.