Exploratory thoracotomy in bronchial carcinoma

Giant bronchial polyp treated by emergency thoracotomy.

Exploratory thoracotomy for nonresectable lung cancer.

We sought to evaluate the effect of new diagnostic modalities on patients explored surgically for inoperable lung cancer. From July 1983 to February 1992, 335 patients underwent thoracotomy for lung cancer. Thirty-three of the 35 patients with nonresectable disease had sufficient data for analysis and underwent chest radiography (CXR), CT scan, and bronchoscopy. The study was terminated when vi...

Bronchial carcinoma.

Bronchial Carcinoma

Lung scanning in bronchial carcinoma.

tion of the heart, and particularly of the right ventricle, when the heart is in its correct central position. If during intra-uterine life the heart is not central and during development lies to the left side, leaving the mediastinum empty, there will be no positive force to elevate the sternum, but rather a negative pressure which will suck it in. The ribs and sternum ossify early, but the co...