BREAST SURGERY

It is the branch that diagnoses and treats the organs in the abdominal cavity (except the chest and heart) from the neck to the upper abdomen. Diseases of the oesophagus, lungs and chest wall and adjacent areas, starting from the trachea, are the fields of work of the thoracic surgery department. Diagnosis, treatment and surgical interventions of the diseases of these regions are performed by thoracic surgeons.

• Lung cancer
• Lung membrane cancer (mesothelioma)
• Tracheal tumours
• Narrowing of the trachea
• Tumours of the thymus
• Thoracic-outlet syndrome (TOS)
• Excessive sweating of the hands (hyperhidrosis)
• Fluid accumulation in the chest cavity
• Inflammation of the pleura (empyema)
• Rupture of the pulmonary membrane (pneumothorax)
• Deformities of the chest (inverted or protruding chest)
• Thoracic trauma (puncture, gunshot or bone fractures, bleeding or organ injuries caused by traffic accidents or falls)
• Chest wall tumour
• Trecheal tumour
• Pulmonary oedema
• Chronic lung disease (COPD)
• Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)

and the treatment of such diseases.