Publisher's Synopsis
A lavishly illustrated, step-by-step atlas of general thoracic surgery of the adult and child. Written by noted surgical experts, with a contribution on tracheal surgery by famed surgeon Hermes Grillo, the text defines all the commonly used diagnostic and therapeutic techniques favored by general thoracic surgeons. Packed with exquisite black-and-white and color photographs largely original to this work, the atlas is a superb companion to other reference works in general thoracic surgery. Covers the chest wall, muscle flaps, subphrenic abscess, thoracic outlet syndrome, thoracic incisions, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, pulmonary resections, the trachea, the esophagus, and much more!
