This Focused Issue on Pediatric Thoracic Surgery, guest edited by Dr. Paolo Scanagatta, aims to highlight historical background and state of art, to bring a general overview of the treatment of benign and malignant diseases, and to discuss future perspective (minimally invasive surgery, VATS, RATS and multidisciplinary team treatment). We wish to cross fertilize topics from a pool of international repute and bring them to clinical, scientific and academic platform to portray their viewpoints, results and experiences. The sections of this focused issue include Original Articles, Reviews, and Perspective.
Below is the preliminary outline of the focused issue:
Preface
Introducing Pediatric Thoracic Surgery
Paolo Scanagatta, MD, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
Articles
Pediatric Thoracic Surgery: a historical overview
Ugo Pastorino, MD, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
Pectus excavatum in adolescents and children: the Nuss technique
Roberto Crisci, MD, “G. Mazzini” Hospital, University of L’Aquila-Teramo, L’Aquila, Italy
Pectus excavatum in adolescents and children: the Ravitch technique
Massimo Torre, MD, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
Open-surgery repair of congenital malformation of the chest: indications, technical tips and outcomes
Maurizio Infante, MD, Verona Hospital, Italy
Surgical and endoscopic treatment of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in children and adolescents
Serena Conforti, MD, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
Lung transplantation in adolescents
Mario Nosotti, MD, Hospital Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Italy
Lung transplantation in children. Indications, technical tips and outcomes
Alessandro Bertani, MD, Pittsburg University, USA and IRCCS ISMETT - UPMC Italy Palermo, Italy
Tracheal malformations: endoscopic evaluation and treatment
Alessandro Gonfiotti, MD, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Surgical treatment in tracheal tumors of children and adolescents
Cesare Piazza, MD, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
Thinking uniportal in pediatric thoracic surgery
Diego Gonzalez Rivas, MD, Coruña University Hospital, UCTMI and Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
Pulmonary Metastasectomy in children and adolescents
Paolo Scanagatta,MD, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
Approaches to the thoracic cavities
Luca Bertolaccini, MD, Bologna, Italy
Germinal mediastinal primitive tumors
Andrea Necchi, MD, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
Robotic Thoracic Surgery in Children and Adolescents
Robert J.Cerfolio, MD, Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Hospitals, New York, NY, USA
VATS sympathicectomy in adolescents
Felipe Carvalho Braga, MD, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children and adolescents
Cristiano Breda, MD, Ospedale dell’Angelo, Mestre, Italy
Multidisciplinary team approach for pediatric thoracic tumors: new horizons and oldies but goldies
Cristina Meazza, MD, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
Hope to bring you an inspirational collection!
Paolo Scanagatta, MD
Pediatric Thoracic Surgeon, Thoracic Surgery Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
Editorial Board Member and Guest Editor
Pediatric Medicine
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