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Cardiothoracic surgery

In medicine, the field of (cardio)thoracic surgery is involved in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting the heart (cardiovascular disease) and lungs (lung disease).

Procedures:

• Heart
  • Coronary artery bypass surgery
  • Valve replacement
  • Congenital heart disease
• Pulmonology
  • Mediastinoscopy
  • Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS)
  • Lobectomy (e.g. for lung cancer)
  • Bullectomy (for a bulla in emphysema

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Branches of Internal medicine

Cardiology - Endocrinology - Gastroenterology - Hematology - Infectious diseasess - Nephrology - Oncology - Pulmonology - Rheumatology

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General surgery - Cardiothoracic surgery - Neurosurgery - Ophthalmology - Orthopedic surgery - Otolaryngology (ENT) - Plastic surgery - Urology - Vascular surgery

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