Thoracic Surgery Clinic works in close cooperation with Radiology Unit, Laboratory, Medical Oncology and Pulmonary Medicine clinics for diagnosis and treatment of below specified diseases. Also, bronchoscopy, mediastinoscopy and videothoracoscopy are diagnostic tools that are specifically used by Thoracic Surgery Clinic.
Surgeries carried out by Thoracic Surgery Clinic range from simple procedures carried out under local anesthesia and minimally invasive surgeries to major surgeries, such as lobectomy and pneumonectomy (for lung cancer).
Imaging guidance ensures higher surgical success and comfortable postoperative recoveryIn the light of developments in medicine and technology, open surgeries performed by Thoracic Surgery Clinic have been substituted by image-guided and endoscopic procedures in many diseases.
These developments both provide thoracic surgeons with a better wide-angle view and patients with great advantages such as minimal postoperative pain and shorter hospital stay.
Diseases Treated by Thoracic Surgery Clinic
