Thoracic surgery

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Thoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax (the chest) excluding the heart. Generally treatment of conditions of the lungs, chest wall, esophagus and diaphragm.

Thoracic surgery is often grouped with cardiac surgery and called cardiothoracic surgery.

In order to qualify for a license in thoracic surgery, one must complete an average of 11 years of study in college, medical school, and as an intern in order to achieve residency.

The average salary of a thoracic surgeon is $181,850 USD per year.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

Cardiothoracic surgery

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Thoracic Surgeries / Surgical diseases of the thorax Mediastinoscopy, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), Lobectomy (e.g. for lung cancer), Bullectomy (for a bulla in emphysema), Lung transplantation, Nuss procedure