The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Foresea Yihe International Medical Center focuses on surgical diagnosis and treatment of chest and heart-related diseases. The scope of diagnosis and treatment covers important organs in the thorax, including heart, pericardium, major arteries (aorta, pulmonary artery), esophagus, trachea, lungs, and various tissues in the mediastinum.
The department is good at emergency chest surgery and has rich clinical experience in surgical diagnosis and treatment of common chest diseases such as lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and mediastinal tumors. It is committed to providing comprehensive preoperative examinations and evaluations, tailoring surgical plans according to the patient's specific condition and physical condition, and providing careful care and a comprehensive rehabilitation plan after surgery.
2.1 Scope of diagnosis and treatment
The department is committed to the minimally invasive treatment and research of diseases such as lung, esophagus, trachea, mediastinum, hyperhidrosis, chest wall deformity and masses, including benign and malignant lung tumors, pulmonary suppurative disease, pulmonary tuberculosis, pulmonary abscess, pulmonary bulla, Congenital lung anomaly, benign and malignant tumors of the trachea and bronchi, traumatic rupture, tracheal malformations, bronchiectasis, etc.; benign and malignant esophageal tumors, esophageal diverticulum, esophageal perforation, spontaneous rupture of esophagus, diaphragmatic hernia, hiatal hernia and other diseases; myasthenia gravis with thymoma, other benign and malignant mediastinal tumors; benign and malignant chest wall tumors, chest wall tuberculosis and suppurative inflammation, chest wall deformities such as funnel chest and pectus carinatum; hyperhidrosis, especially Hyperhidrosispalmaris, etc.
2.2 Featured Projects
The department has demonstrated outstanding professional capabilities in the treatment of chest diseases. The main treatment methods include total thoracoscopic radical resection of lung cancer, radical resection of esophageal cancer, mediastinal tumor resection, segmentectomy, lobectomy with angioplasty or bronchoplasty, bullous repair, pneumonectomy, NUSS for pectus excavatum, bilateral sympathectomy, and Decortication for empyema with fibrothorax, etc. In addition, the department also carries out thoracoscopic open reduction and internal fixation of rib fractures and traditional open rib fractures. The technology and equipment have reached the advanced level in Guangzhou.
