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Chest (General Thoracic) Surgery in Minnesota

Services

Mayo Clinic thoracic surgeons perform nearly 2,000 diagnostic procedures and procedures for treatment of various disease each year. Patients have access to comprehensive services, beginning with preparation for surgery and following the procedure through to dismissal. Mayo Clinic offers a range of services that are important for treating any underlying health conditions and for managing any complications should they arise.

Mayo's chest surgeons also work closely with colleagues to ensure that the patient returns home with instructions for appropriate incision care, pain management, exercise and other activities of daily living.

Disease Treated

Achalasia
Treatment

  • Laparoscopic myotomy
  • Heller myotomy

Barrett's Esophagus
Treatment

Benign Esophageal Disease (End stage achalasia, mega esophagus, esophageal perforations)
Treatment

Benign Pulmonary Nodules
Diagnosis

Chest wall Cancer
Treatment

  • Chest Wall Resections
  • Chest Wall Reconstructions

Diverticula (Zenker's, traction, epiphrenic)
Treatment

  • Esophageal myotomy (Cricopharyngeal myotomy or lower esophageal myotomy)
  • Diverticulectomy

Emphysema
Treatment

Esophageal Cancer
Treatment

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Treatment

Germ Cell Tumors
Treatment

  • Removal of mediastinal tumors

Hyperhidrosis
Treatment

  • Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS)

Inflammatory Diseases of the mediastinum (Sarcoidosis, Histoplasmosis, Sclerosing mediastinitis, SVC Syndrome)
Diagnosis

  • Mediastinoscopy

Interstitial Lung Disease (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis)
Diagnosis

Intrathoracic stomach/Paraesophageal Hernia
Treatment

  • Collis-Belsey Procedure
  • Laparoscopic diaphragmatic hernia repair

Lung Cancer
Diagnosis

Treatment

  • Lobectomy
  • Segmentectomy
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Sleeve resection

Lymphoma
Diagnosis

  • Mediastinoscopy
  • Mediastinotomy
  • VATS biopsy

Treatment

  • Removal of mediastinal tumor

Mesothelioma
Diagnosis

  • VATS biopsy

Treatment

  • Extrapleural pneumonectomy
  • VATS Talc pleurodesis

Myasthenia Gravis
Treatment

Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia
Treatment

  • Collis-Belsey Procedure

Pectus Repair
Treatment

  • Videoscopic Nuss Procedure
  • Ravitch Procedure

Pleural Effusion (benign and malignant)
Treatment

  • VATS talc pleurodesis

Pleural Infection/Empyema
Treatment

  • Decortication — empyema drainage

Sternotomies (infected)
Treatment

  • Resection and Muscle flap reconstruction

Sternoclavicular Joints (infected)
Treatment

  • Sternoclavicular joint resection

Thymoma
Treatment

Tracheal Cancer
Treatment

  • Tumor resections
  • Carinal resections

Tracheal Esophageal Fistulae (congenital; also acquired)
Treatment

  • Repair

Tracheal Stenosis (congenital or acquired)
Treatment

  • Repair

Ventilatory Failure
Treatment

  • Percutaneous tracheostomies
  • Open tracheostomies
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