Thoracic surgery encompasses surgery on the chest wall and organs contained within the thoracic, or chest, cavity. Surgeries of the foregut, both conventional and minimally invasive, address conditions of the esophagus, stomach, and proximal small intestine. Gastric surgery addresses conditions of the stomach and duodenum.
- Achalasia
- Airway stenosis
- Airway tumor
- Barrett's esophagus
- Bronchiectasis
- Carcinoid tumors
- Chest wall tumors
- Diaphragm paralysis
- Empyema
- Emphysema
- Eventration
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Epiphrenic diverticulum
- Esophageal cancer
- Esophageal motility disorders
- Esophageal spasm
- Esophageal stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flail chest
- Giant bullae
- Gastric cancer
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Germ cell tumor
- Granuloma
- Hamartoma
- Hiatal hernia
- Hyperhidrosis
- Lung cancer
- Lung hernia
- Lung metastasis
- Lung nodule
- Mediastinal tumors
- Mesothelioma
- Myasthenia gravis
- Nutcracker esophagus
- Non-small cell lung cancer
- Pancoast tumor
- Paraesophageal hernia
- Pectus carinatum
- Pectus excavatum
- Phrenic nerve paralysis
- Pleural effusion
- Pleural tumors
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula
- Pulmonary nodule
- Pulmonary sequestration
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- Sarcoidosis
- Stomach cancer
- Sweating
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Tracheal tumor
- Thymoma
- Zenker’s diverticulum