General thoracic surgery / edited by Thomas W. Shields ... (et al.)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Sect. I. Anatomy of the chest wall and lungs -- Sect. II. Physiology of the lungs -- Sect. III. Thoracic imaging -- Sect. IV. Diagnostic procedures -- Sect. V. Assessment of the thoracic surgical patient -- Sect. VI. Anesthetic management of the general thoracic surgical patient -- Sect. VII. Pulmonary resections -- Sect. VIII. Postoperative management of the general thoracic surgical patient -- Sect. IX. The chest wall -- Sect. X. The diaphragm -- Sect. XI. The pleura -- Sect. XII. Thoracic trauma -- Sect. XIII. The trachea -- Sect. XIV. Congenital, structural, and inflammatory diseases of the lung -- Sect. XV. Carcinoma of the lung -- Sect. XVI. Other tumors of the lung -- Sect. XVII. Anatomy -- Sect. XVIII. Physiology -- Sect. XIX. Diagnostic studies -- Sect. XX. Operative procedures in the management of esophageal disease -- Sect. XXI. Trauma to the esophagus -- Sect. XXII. Benign esophageal disease -- Sect. XXIII. Malignant lesions of the esophagus -- Sect. XXIV. Anatomy -- Sect. XXV. Noninvasive diagnostic investigations -- Sect. XXVI. Invasive diagnostic investigations and surgical approaches -- Sect. XXVII. Mediastinal infections, overview of mass lesions in the mediastinum, and control of vascular obstructing symptomatology -- Sect. XXVIII. Primary mediastinal tumors and syndromes associated with mediastinal lesions -- Sect. XXIX. Mediastinal cysts.