Thoracic surgery in children | Zendy

Peter Kanngiesser | Zendy; F. Liewald | Zendy; G. Halter | Zendy; L. Sunder-Plassmann | Zendy

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Thoracic surgery in children

Author(s) -

Peter Kanngiesser,

F. Liewald,

G. Halter,

L. Sunder-Plassmann

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.03.010

Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , surgery , quality of life (healthcare) , pulmonary function testing , cardiothoracic surgery , pneumonectomy , surgical procedures , lung , radiology , nursing

Children rarely undergo thoracic surgery. When they do, the procedures fall into five main groups: oncologic indications, immune defects, malformations, infections and trauma. In addition to considerations associated with the underlying indication, the different proportions of the anatomical structures in children require special modifications in both diagnostics and surgical technique compared to corresponding procedures in adults.

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