Conditions and Procedures
Conditions & Surgical Procedures
The surgeons and staff of the Thoracic Surgical Assoicates of St. Luke's treat conditions that affect the chest and lungs. Visit the links below for more information about specific conditions and the procedures, many of which are minimally invasive.
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Comprehensive Lung Cancer Program
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Staging Techniques
- Bronchoscopy
- Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
- Mediastinoscopy
- Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) with biopsy
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Lung Resection
- Thoracoscopic (VATS) Lobectomy
- Complex Lung resections
Clinical Trials
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Benign conditions
- Achalasia
- Barrett’s Esophagus
- Diverticula
- Paraesophageal Hernia
- Strictures
- Tumors
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Malignant Conditions (Esophageal cancer)
- Diagnostic EGD/EUS
- Endoscopic Treatment of Early Stage Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagectomy
- Palliative procedures for Esophageal Cancer
Clinical Trials
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- Bullous Disease
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Pleural Biopsy
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- Pleural and Pericardial Effusions
- Spontaneous Pneumothorax
- Thymectomy
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Diagnostic Procedures
- Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
- Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
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Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis
Thymoma
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- Chest Wall Tumors
- Pectus excavatum and carinatum repairs
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- Airway Stents
- Endobronchial Tumor Debridement
- Tracheal Resection
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