Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine

Thoracic Surgery Journal Impact Factor

 General Thoracic Surgery comprises operative measures in cases of congenital anomalies, malfunction, diseases and injuries of the thorax, the pleura, the tracheobronchial system, the lungs, the diaphragm, oesophagus, and mediastinal organs. Because of the high proportion of cancer patients – about 70% – thoracic surgery today in Europe is largely oncological surgery.  The development in General Thoracic Surgery has been exactly the opposite. Despite continuous increases, e.g. in bronchial carcinomas and mesotheliomas, clinics for General Thoracic Surgery have been closed during the last decades. The closure could to some extent be due to reduction of tuberculosis   

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