Tests and procedures Mayo Clinic physicians and chest surgeons have experience treating people with conditions of the chest (thoracic diseases). They work with a team of doctors trained in many areas to determine the most appropriate treatment for your individual needs. Mayo Clinic offers several surgical services and procedures, including but not limited to those listed below. Not all services may be available at all locations. Please confirm when you call to request an appointment. View all Airway reconstruction Bleb resection Bronchoscopy Carinal resection Chest reconstruction Chest wall resection Collis-Belsey fundoplication Decortication Diaphragm plication Diaphragmatic hernia repair Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy Esophageal diverticulectomy Esophagectomy Extrapleural pneumonectomy Heart transplant Heller myotomy Hiatal hernia repair Lobectomy Lung cancer screening Lung transplant Lung volume reduction surgery Mediastinoscopy Mediastinotomy Minimally invasive surgery Nissen fundoplication Nuss procedure Pectus excavatum surgery Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) Pneumonectomy Ravitch procedure Robotic lobectomy Robotic surgery Thoracotomy Thymectomy Tracheal resection Tracheal stenting Tracheostomy VATS lobectomy Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) Wedge resection of the lung Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic OverviewConditions treated Aug. 10, 2018 Share on: FacebookTwitter Show references Wigle D. (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Feb. 1, 2018. Swenson AC. Financial Planning and Analysis. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Mar. 1, 2018. Thoracic SurgeryDepartment homeSectionsRequest an appointmentOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchThe Mayo Clinic experience & patient storiesCosts & insuranceResources for medical professionals SectionsRequest an appointmentOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchThe Mayo Clinic experience & patient storiesCosts & insuranceResources for medical professionals ORG-20380885 Departments & Centers Medical Departments & Centers Thoracic Surgery