Achievements:
As an example: these procedures are performed regularly:
- Minimally invasive (VATS) lobectomy for lung cancer
- Minimally invasive correction for pectus excavatum deformity (Nuss procedure)
- Minimally invasive thymectomy for myasthenia gravis and early stage thymomas
- Minimally invasive decortication for empyema
- Minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal tumors
- Minimally invasive Nissen fundoplication
- Minimally invasive myotomy for achalasia
- Thoracoscopic ligation of thoracic duct
- Thoracoscopic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis
- Other routine thoracoscopic procedures: such as VATS bullectomy and pleurectomy for pneumothoras, VATS lung biopsy, VATS pleural biopsies ….etc
Aspirations:
- in the near future there is a plan to introduce the lung transplantation program.