What diseases does thoracic surgery treat?

With the various illnesses that people are suffering from nowadays, more and more outpatient clinics of various departments are opened in hospitals. But the most basic departments will still not be missing. For example, in the field of thoracic surgery, when you go to the hospital for treatment, do you pay attention to which patients are visiting the thoracic surgery department? Do you know in detail what diseases the thoracic surgery department treats? Below, the editor will give you a detailed introduction to the diseases treated by thoracic surgery.

Thoracic surgery is a medical specialty that focuses on the study of organs within the chest cavity, primarily the diagnosis and treatment of esophageal, lung, and mediastinal lesions. The field of breast surgery is also included in this specialty, with lung surgery and esophageal surgery being the main focus.

Thoracic surgery is an ancient discipline . It has gone through a century of formation and development. At the same time, it has developed into an independent system with independent theoretical basis and mutual penetration with various disciplines through the accumulation of clinical experience.

Modern thoracic surgeons do not need to explore the relationship between a certain disease and surgical treatment as difficultly as their predecessors did. Our predecessors have left us numerous lessons from success or failure, and we have summarized these lessons to form the basic theory of thoracic surgery. The cultivation and training of thoracic surgeons should also emphasize that learning accompanies the entire process of medical practice. Thoracic surgeons at different stages, levels, and levels have different learning contents and will constantly absorb new knowledge in the process of learning, so that they can continue to mature and become more complete.

Department Theory

Modern thoracic surgeons can understand the basic theories of thoracic surgery and the treatment principles of various diseases through reading in a relatively short period of time. They also need to integrate these theories with clinical practice. The bridge connecting these two stages is the training and cultivation of thoracic surgeons. As well as keen observation skills and a pioneering spirit.

Due to the increasing requirements for specialization, thoracic surgery has been divided into general thoracic surgery, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery and pediatric cardiac surgery, which can enable specialists to have more sophisticated and in-depth professional knowledge and skills, and the level of specialization will also be further improved. However, this phenomenon also brings about disadvantages on the other hand. The diagnosis and treatment of some complex, multi-organ mixed diseases may be neglected as a result. In order to avoid this situation, it is emphasized that in the early stages of thoracic surgery training, emphasis should be placed on the training of basic knowledge and skills in general thoracic surgery and cardiac surgery.