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Thoracic Surgery
Care for patients with both benign and cancerous chest and lung conditions. Treatment includes use of leading-edge techniques, including video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and other minimally invasive surgical techniques, to relieve symptoms in patients who have lung and esophageal cancer.
Comprehensive Thoracic Surgery
- Surgery for lung cancer
- Surgery for lung disease
- Surgery for emphysema and bullous disease
- Surgery for removal of blood clots in lungs
- Surgery for empyema(pleural infections)
- Surgery for pleural effusion (fluid in chest cavity)
- Surgery for pneumothorax (collapsed lung)
Video-assisted Thoracoscopy
(Minimally Invasive Incisions)
- Lung biopsy
- Removal of early stage lung cancer
- Treatment of achalasia
- Mediastinoscopy
Rush-Riverside Center for Heart & Vascular Excellence
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Program
500 North Wall Street, Suite 100
Kankakee, Illinois 60901
Phone: (815) 933-4400
Fax: (815) 933-9646
