Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic surgery covers the respiratory tract, esophagus, mediastinum and other areas of the chest.
If you need thoracic surgery, you want the comfort of knowing you have a medical team with expertise that delivers compassionate care.
When possible, your surgery will be minimally invasive - for benign and malignant diseases.
MaineGeneral's thoracic surgeon has extensive experience in the practice of non-cardiac thoracic surgery and is board-certified in both general and cardio-thoracic surgery.
If you are a patient at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care, your thoracic surgeon will work closely with you and your cancer team to coordinate your treatment.
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Conditions We Treat
We treat a complete array of diseases of the lung and respiratory tract, including:
- Benign esophageal disease
- Chest wall disease
- Diseases of the airway
- Esophageal cancer
- Lung cancer
- Mediastinal diseases and masses/thymoma
- Pleural effusions, malignant and benign
- Pulmonary nodules
- Rib/sternal trauma and fractures
Services We Provide
Our range of thoracic surgical services includes:
- Bullectomy for emphysema
- CT-based lung cancer screening
- Electromagnetic Navigational Guided Bronchoscopy
- Endobronchial ultrasound
- Interventional bronchoscopy
- Pleurx/aspira catheter insertion and management
- Pulmonary metastatectomy
- Rigid bronchoscopy
- Robotic-assisted thoracoscopy for benign and malignant disease
- Video-assisted thoracoscopy
Partnership with Pulmonary
When you have problems related to your lungs and respiratory tract, you want seamless care and support from your medical team.
The thoracic surgery team works with MaineGeneral Pulmonary specialists to plan your treatment.
Diagnosing, preventing and treating diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract often starts with the pulmonologist. The pulmonologist will bring in the thoracic surgeon for consultation when needed and is a referral for your thoracic surgery.
Pulmonologists and respiratory care staff also care for you in critical care if you need mechanical ventilation to assist or replace natural breathing.
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