Thoracic Surgery in the Special Care Patient, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics (Volume 28-1) (The Clinics: Surgery, Volume 28-1)

By Sharon Ben-Or MD This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Sharon Ben-Or, is devoted to Thoracic Surgery in the Special Care Patient. Dr. Ben-Or has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Thoracic surgery in the pregnant patient; Thoracic surgery in early stage small cell lung cancer; Lung cancer in the post transplant / immunosuppressed patient; The postpneumonectomy patient; Thoracic surgery considerations in the obese patient; Thoracic surgery considerations in the pediatric patient; Esophagectomy after weight reduction surgery; Thoracic surgery considerations in the mentally ill or handicapped patient; Lung cancer with concomitant cardiac disease; Malignant pleural effusion and the trapped lung; Empyema from an obstructing lung cancer; Synchronous esophageal and lung cancer; Thoracic surgery considerations in the AIDS patient; and more! Product Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Elsevier; 1st edition (December 19, 2017) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 108 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0323570046 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0323570046 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780323570046 eText ISBN: 9780323570053