This volume in the acclaimed Mastery Series delivers clear, how-to guidance on the most commonly performed procedures in adult and pediatric thoracic surgery. As with other volumes in the series, Mastery of Cardiothoracic Surgery delivers expert commentary from master surgeons following each chapter. Invaluable for cardiothoracic fellows, as well as thoracic and cardiac surgeons.

Key Features

• Comprehensive text follows the Mastery style—with comments from the expert editors at the end of each chapter to help hone technique, improve results, and minimize error.
• Procedure-based chapters address critical details—from indications and preoperative assessment to surgical technique, postsurgical follow-up, and management of complications.
• Broad coverage addresses thoracic, adult cardiac, and congenital cardiac procedures to prepare readers for any challenge.

NEW to the Third Edition…

• Full-color design and art enliven the text and facilitate visual learning.
• New chapters address key disorders and surgical interventions—including Ascending Aortic Aneurysms, Minimally Invasive Maze Procedure, Reoperative Cardiac Surgery, Repair of Esophageal Hernia, Repair of Pectus Deformities, Thoracic Sympathectomy, and Percutaneous Mitral and Aortic Valve Repairs.
• Companion website provides access to the fully searchable text and images from the book.

Contents

۱ Endoscopy: Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy
۲ Mediastinoscopy and Other Thoracic Staging Procedures
۳ Thoracic Approaches
۴ Right-Sided Pulmonary Resections
۵ Left-Sided Pulmonary Resections
۶ Pneumonectomy
۷ Bronchoplastic Procedures
۸ Sublobar Pulmonary Resections
۹ Trhacheal Resection and Reconstruction
۱۰ Carinal Resection
۱۱ Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Pulmonary REsections
۱۲ Management of Pneumothorax and Bullous disease
۱۳ Diagnostic Evaluation of Anterior Mediastinal Masses and Surgical Approach to Thymic Tumors via Sternotomy
۱۴ Transcervical Thymectomy
۱۵ Resection of Posteriors Mediastinal Lesions
۱۶ Antireflux Surgery
۱۷ Transhiatal Esophagectomy
۱۶ Thoracic Approaches to Esophagectomy
۱۹ Minimally Invasive Esophageal Procedures
۲۰ Surgery for Achalasia and Other Motility Disorders
۲۱ Esophageal Conduits and Palliative Procedures
۲۲ Excision of Esophageal Diverticula
۲۳ Lung Transplantation
۲۴ Thoracic Outlet Procedures
۲۵ Chest Wall Resections
۲۶ The Diaphragm
۲۷ The Thoracic Duct and The Management of Chylothorax
۲۶ Pericardial Procedures
۲۹ Surgical Mnagement of Malignant Mesothelioma
۳۰ Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy
۳۱ Surgical Management of Empyema
۳۲ Resectoin of Superior Sulcus Tumors
۳۳ Thoracic Sympathectomy [Sympathicotomy)
۳۴ Operative Correction of Pectus Excavatumand Pectus Carinatum
۳۵ Repair of Paraesophageal Hernia
۳۶ Cardiopulmonary Bypass
۳۷ Myocardial Protection
۳۶ Database
۳۹ Prevention of Neurologic Injury after Coronary Artery Bypass
۴۰ Patient Safety
۴۱ Reoperative Cardiac surgery – General Principles
۴۲ Mitral Valve Repair
۴۳ Mitral Valve Repair-Ropotic Minimally Invasive
۴۴ Mitral Valve Repair for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
۴۵ Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair
۴۶ Tricuspid Valve
۴۷ Pulmonary Valve Replacement
۴۶ Aortic Valve Replacement
۴۹ Ross Procedure
۵۰ Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
۵۱ Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting using Cardiopulmonary Bypass
۵۲ Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
۵۳ Hybrid Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
۵۴ Left Ventricular Reconstruction
۵۵ Ventricular Assist
۵۶ Surgery for Complications of Myocardial Infarction
۵۷ Annuloaortic Ectasia
۵۶ Aortic Dissection
۵۹ Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
۶۰ Ascending Aortic Aneurysms
۶۱ Arch Aneurysms
۶۲ Acute Traumatic Aortic Transection
۶۳ Heart Transplantation
۶۴ Heart-Lung Transplantation
۶۵ Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
۶۶ Minimally Invasive Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
۶۷ Surgical Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
۶۶ Cardiac Tumors
۶۹ Acute Pulmonary Embolus
۷۰ Chronic Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Pulmonary Tromboendarterectomy
۷۱ Anatomy and Classification of Congenital Heart Disease
۷۲ Echocardiographic Evaluation of Congenital Heart Disease
۷۳ Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Congenital Heart Disease
۷۴ Hemodynamic Assessment and Transcatheter therapy for Congenital Heart Disease
۷۵ Palliative Operations for Congenital Heart Dsease
۷۶ Anomalies of Systemic Venous Drainage
۷۷ Patent Ductus Arteriosus
۷۶ Vascular Rings, Slings, and Other Arch Anomalies
۷۹ Atrial Septal Defects
۶۰ Ventricular Septal Defects
۶۱ Aortopulmonary Window
۶۲ Coarctation of the Aorta
۶۳ Interrupted Aortic Arch Complex
۸۴ Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction and Valvar Aortic Stenosis
۶۵ Anomalies of the Sinuses of Valsalva and Aortico-Left Ventricular Tunnel
۶۶ Atrioventricular Canal Defects
۶۷ Truncus Arteriosus
۶۹ Transposition of the Great Arteries
۹۰ Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
۹۱ Pulmonary Stenosis and Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Septum
۹۲ Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect and Major Aortopulmonary Collaterals
۹۳ Contemporary Surgical Therapy for Tetralogy of Fallot
۹۴ Cavopulmonary Shunts and the HemFFontan Operation
۹۵ Tricuspid Atresia/Single Ventricle and the Fontan Operation
۹۶ Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
۹۷ Anomalies of Pulmonary Venous Return
۹۶ Coronary Anomalies in Children
۹۹ Pediatric Heart Transplantation
۱۰۰ Heart and Lung Transplantation in Children
۱۰۱ Ebstein’s Malformation of the Tricuspid Valve in Children
۱۰۲ Mitral Valve Repair in Children
۱۰۳ Aortic Valve Repair in Children
۱۰۴ Aortic Valve Replacement in Children
۱۰۵ Arrhythmia Surgery and Fontan Conversion
۱۰۶ ECMO and ventricular Assist Devices
۱۰۷ Introduction and Overview of Pacemaker/ICD Therapy in Children
۱۰۶ Conjoined Twin and Ectopia Cordis