Cardiothoracic surgery
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In medicine, the field of (cardio)thoracic surgery or cardiovascular surgery is involved in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting the heart (cardiovascular disease) and lungs (lung disease).
Procedures:
- Heart
- Pulmonology
- Mediastinoscopy
- Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS)
- Lobectomy (e.g. for lung cancer)
- Bullectomy (for a bulla in emphysema)
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