Thoracic surgery, lungs, esophagus, mediastinum and chest wall

Study material for the course: aVLCH0731c,  aVLCH0832c, aZLCH0732c, aZLCH0833c

Authors: MUDr. Tomáš Hanslík, MUDr. Zdeněk Chovanec, Ph.D., MUDr. Petr Daňa

Department:   1^st Department of Surgery, St. Anne's University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno

This lesson aims to present the basics of thoracis surgery, to connect your already acquired knowledge in anatomy, pathology and pathophysiology and to apply it in clinical practice. You will be lectured on routinely used diagnostic methods, basic surgical procedures on lungs, esophagus, mediastinum and chest wall. The knowledge gained in this lesson needs to be contextualized with oncology, pneumology and gastroenterology lectures.

The lesson takes 180 minutes.