Thoracic Surgery - Tapa dura

Each chapter has a fantastic number of references for individuals seeking further knoweldge on any particular surgical topic...this is a truely outstanding text - the best available...I believe that all thoracic surgeons, chest physicians, and residents in those fields should have a copy of Thoracic Surgery and refer to it frequently. -- Robert Wilson MD JAMA 20021201

This new second edition provides definitive coverage of all surgical diseases of the chest wall, chest cavity, upper airway, lungs, pleura, and diaphragm. For adults and children, the clinician will find clear "how-to-do-it" guidance on the full range of surgical techniques. Additional chapters offer focused background on anatomy, imaging, and laboratory testing of value to both trainees and practitioners in thoracic surgery. Contributing authors are internationally known experts on thoracic surgery, and each chapter concludes with commentary by one of the editors or another senior authority.