Type of Surgery
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Last updated: 11/24/2009
BOOKS
Abeloff, M. Clinical Oncology, 2nd ed. Churchill Livingstone,Inc., 2000.
Feldman, M. Sleisenger. Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and LiverDisease,...
7th ed. W. B. Saunders, 2002.
Murray, J. and J. Nadel. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine, 3rd ed. W. B. Saunders Company, 2000.
PERIODICALS
Brenner, M. "Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Emphysema."Chest 110, no.1 (July 1996).
Hamacher, J., E. Russi, and Walter Weder. "Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: A Survey on the European Experience."Chest 117, no. 6 (June 2000).
ORGANIZATIONS
American Association for Thoracic Surgery. 900 CummingsCenter, Suite 221-U, Beverly, Massachusetts 01915. (978) 927-8330. Fax: (978) 524-8890. E-mail: aats@prri.com.
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Thoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax (the chest) excluding the heart. Generally treatment of conditions of the lungs, chest wall, esophagus and diaphragm.
Thoracic surgery is often grouped with cardiac surgery and called cardiothoracic surgery.
"According to a June, 2003 article in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, the workforce currently appears "right sized," although the workforce survey cited indicates significant retirement during the next 10 to 15 years. The annual salary for thoracic surgeons ranges from $218,550 to $533,000".
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