Surgical Thoracoscopy

Rolf Gilbert Carl Inderbitzi

ISBN 10: 3642783317 / ISBN 13: 9783642783319

Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - After a practical description of the endoscopic anatomy, thefirst part of the book deals with such topics as preparingand positioning the patient, anaesthesia, operation theatrelayout and operating team, inducing pneumothorax, generaloperative steps, after-care in the hospital, prevention ofthrombosis, prophylactic antibiotics, dangers and risks ofthe method, and the use of documentation. General operativesteps such as thoracoscopic exploration and palpationintervention haemostasis andparenchymal leaks are describedin a separate section.A special part isdevoted to the diagnostic possibilitiesand current indications for thoroscopy including:spontaneous pneumothorax, haemothorax, chylothorax; pleuralempyema, bronchopleural fistula, extrathoracic andintrapulmonary cysts and tumours, pericardial fenestration,treatment of malignant effusions, and thoracalsympathectomy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Surgical Thoracoscopy
• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3642783317
• ISBN 13: 9783642783319
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 11D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 11 millimeters depth
• Weight: 289 grams

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Synopsis

After a practical description of the endoscopic anatomy, the first part of the book deals with such topics as preparing and positioning the patient, anaesthesia, operation theatre layout and operating team, inducing pneumothorax, general operative steps, after-care in the hospital, prevention of thrombosis, prophylactic antibiotics, dangers and risks of the method, and the use of documentation. General operative steps such as thoracoscopic exploration and palpation intervention haemostasis andparenchymal leaks are described in a separate section. A special part isdevoted to the diagnostic possibilities and current indications for thoroscopy including: spontaneous pneumothorax, haemothorax, chylothorax; pleural empyema, bronchopleural fistula, extrathoracic and intrapulmonary cysts and tumours, pericardial fenestration, treatment of malignant effusions, and thoracal sympathectomy.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German