Main description:

This book discusses all thoracic diseases of surgical interest, from thorax malformations to airways disorders.

It is divided into six main sections; the first two analyze general aspects, while the following three focus on malformations of the thorax, airways, esophagus and diaphragm. The final section describes the main pediatric tumors involving the chest and internal thoracic organs. Each chapter starts with a classification of the main pathologies related to the anatomical region considered. For each pathology, the various aspects of the diagnostic-therapeutic procedure are described in details - from the clinical presentation and diagnosis to the pre-operative preparation, the surgical aspects, and the post-operative course. Possible future developments are also evaluated.

The volume will be a useful tool for specialists in pediatric and thoracic surgery, but will also represent an educational resource for medical and nursing students.

Contents:

Part 1. Introductory aspects.- Chapter 1. Thoracic surgery in pediatric patients.- Chapter 2. Managment aspects: ethics and economic sustainability.- Part 2. General aspects.- Chapter 3. Prenatal diagnosis and fetal surgery.- Chapter 4. Imaging of thorax.- Chapter 5. Anesthesia in thoracic surgery.- Chapter 6. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.- Chapter 7. Pulmonary function tests.- Part 3. Chest wall.- Chapter 8. Pectus Excavatum.- Chapter 9. Pectus Carinatum.- Chapter 10. Poland Syndrome.- Chapter 11. Jeune Syndrome.- Part 4. Airways.- Chapter 12. Pathologies of the larynx.- Chapter 13. Anomalies of the trachea.- Chapter 14. Tracheostomy.- Chapter 15. Mediastinal cysts: managment and surgical treatment.- Chapter 16. Congenital Lung Malformations.- Part 5. Oesphagus and diaphragm.- Chapter 17. Oesophageal Atresia and Oesophageal Duplications.- Chapter 18. Diaphragmatic Hernia.- Chapter 19. Diaphragmatic Eventrations.- Chapter 20. Sternal clefts and Cantrell syndrome.- Part 6. Oncology.- Chapter 21. Main Thoracic Tumors in Pediatric Age and Surgical Approaches.