Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic surgery is a specialized branch of medicine that generally deals with the organs in the chest cavity. This branch of surgery deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases among the organs within the rib cage. Thoracic surgery usually performs surgical interventions focusing on organs such as the lungs, heart, esophagus, and mediastinum (middle region in the chest cavity). Surgeons in this specialty often perform surgical procedures to deal with conditions such as cancer, infection, trauma, and improve patients' quality of life. Thoracic surgery plays an especially important role in the fight against cancer. Treatment of fatal diseases such as lung cancer is usually performed by thoracic surgeons. These surgical interventions may include procedures such as tumor removal or cleaning of regional lymph nodes. At the same time, cardiac surgery is a sub-branch of thoracic surgery and deals with the surgical treatment of heart diseases. Thoracic surgery is constantly evolving with technological advances and advances in surgical techniques. Minimally invasive surgical techniques can shorten patients' recovery periods and reduce postoperative complications. Therefore, thoracic surgery plays a key role in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases as an important part of modern medicine.