ABSTRACT

In Thoracic Surgery: 50 Challenging Cases, editor Wickii T. Vigneswaran has selected 50 challenging cases presented by leading thoracic surgeons. Each case highlights a unique situation from which other surgeons can learn. The selection of Cases includes patients with diagnostic challenges, unconventional and innovative solutions, unexpected findings, and new techniques to treat old problems. The discussions after each case provide a useful starting point for further inquiry. Amply illustrated, this book reflects the wisdom and experience of world leaders in thoracic surgery and teaches junior surgeons how to approach the key thoracic surgical procedures, and how to manage in unexpected and difficult situations. This is a Masterclass in thoracic surgery.

Editor Bio

Wickii T. Vigneswaran is the Professor and Chief of Thoracic Surgery for the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Loyola University Health System.

chapter Case 1|5 pages

Robotic-Assisted Resection of Fibrous Dysplasia of the Ribs

ByHiroko Nakahama, Wickii T. Vigneswaran

chapter Case 4|5 pages

Cystic Bone Lesion of the Sternum

ByWickii T. Vigneswaran

chapter Case 5|5 pages

Spontaneous Bilateral Sternoclavicular Joint Infections

ByMathew Thomas

chapter Case 6|4 pages

Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura

ByAmber Redmond, Eric P. Anderson, Christopher W. Seder, Nicole M. Geissen

chapter Case 8|5 pages

Empyema from Misplacement of Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tube—A Diagnostic Challenge

ByRaed Abdulkareem, Francis J. Podbielski

chapter Case 9|7 pages

Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura Associated with a Paraneoplastic Hypoglycemia

ByEvgeny V. Arshava, Adnan Al Ayoubi, Kalpaj R. Parekh

chapter Case 10|5 pages

Feculent Empyema after Laparoscopic Appendectomy

ByRaed Abdulkareem, Francis J. Podbielski

chapter Case 11|4 pages

Robotic Stapled Plication of a Left Hemidiaphragm Eventration

ByLia Jordano, Christopher W. Seder, Gary W. Chmielewski

chapter Case 12|5 pages

Iatrogenic Diaphragmatic Hernia Causing Total Right Lung Atelectasis

ByBrett Curran, Wickii T. Vigneswaran

chapter Case 13|4 pages

Successful Repair of Right Diaphragmatic Herniation with Recovery of Liver Function

ByChristian Renz, Wickii T. Vigneswaran

chapter Case 14|5 pages

Late Presentation of a Post-traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia

ByAdrian E. Rodrigues, Wickii T. Vigneswaran

chapter Case 15|4 pages

Resection of a Giant Posterior Mediastinal Ganglioneuroma

ByTaylor Jaraczewski, Wickii T. Vigneswaran

chapter Case 16|5 pages

An Unexpected Schwannoma of the Phrenic Nerve

ByLambros Tsonis, Anita Ong, Wickii T. Vigneswaran

chapter Case 17|6 pages

Acute Life-threatening Mediastinal Complications of Histoplasmosis

ByEvgeny V. Arshava, John Keech, Kalpaj R. Parekh

chapter Case 18|3 pages

Mediastinal Liposarcoma after Remote History of Radiation as an Infant

ByJames L. Lubawski, Wickii T. Vigneswaran

chapter Case 19|5 pages

Pseudo-aneurysm of Descending Aorta Presenting as Incarcerated Intrathoracic Stomach

ByWickii T. Vigneswaran

chapter Case 20|4 pages

Tracheal Chondrosarcoma

ByAlison Coogan, Lia Jordano, Michael J. Liptay, Christopher W. Seder

chapter Case 22|5 pages

Presentation of a Congenital Tracheal-Esophageal Fistula in Adolescence

ByWickii T. Vigneswaran

chapter Case 25|4 pages

A Bronchogenic Cyst Masquerading as a Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia

ByStephanie G. Worrell, Kiran H. Lagisetty, Rishindra M. Reddy

chapter Case 26|4 pages

The Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Echinococcosis

ByGillian Alex, Christopher W. Seder, Ozuru Ukoha

chapter Case 27|4 pages

Unusual Case of an Flurodeoxyglucose (FDG)-avid Non-Malignant Solitary Lung Mass

ByJames B. Hendele, Francis J. Podbielski

chapter Case 28|3 pages

Intralobar Pulmonary Sequestration with Aberrant Venous Drainage

ByJulia Coughlin, Christopher W. Seder

chapter Case 30|4 pages

Concurrent Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Extralobar Pulmonary Sequestration

ByKate Gallo, Gillian Alex, Christopher W. Seder

chapter Case 31|4 pages

Primary Colloid Carcinoma of Lung

ByJohn Hallsten, Adrian E. Rodrigues, Wickii T. Vigneswaran

chapter Case 32|5 pages

Pulmonary Mucormycosis with a Staphylococcus epidermidis Co-infection

ByAlbert Pai, Kalpaj R. Parekh, Evgeny V. Arshava

chapter Case 33|8 pages

A Complicated Pulmonary Cystic Echinococcosis in Pregnancy

ByYulia N. Matveeva, Kalpaj R. Parekh

chapter Case 35|5 pages

Robotic Lobectomy in a Patient with Bronchiectasis and Diffuse Pleural Adhesions—Advantages Over Challenges

ByAdrian E. Rodrigues, Wickii T. Vigneswaran

chapter Case 37|5 pages

Intimal Sarcoma of the Pulmonary Artery

ByMax Lacour, Isabelle Opitz

chapter Case 38|5 pages

An Obstructing Benign Fibroepithelial Polyp

ByReilly Hobbs, Rishindra M. Reddy

chapter Case 39|5 pages

Getting the “Gist” of Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs)

ByGrant Lewin, Samine Ravanbakhsh, Christopher W. Seder, Ozuru Ukoha

chapter Case 40|4 pages

Acute Esophageal Necrosis in Prader–Willi Syndrome

ByDanuel V. Laan, Betty Allen, John Agzarian, Phillip G. Rowse, Shanda H. Blackmon

chapter Case 41|4 pages

Enucleation of a Giant Esophageal Leiomyoma with Primary Esophageal Repair

ByTessa Watt, Rishindra M. Reddy

chapter Case 42|5 pages

Primary Colon Cancer in an Interposition Graft Following Esophagectomy

ByAlexander A. Brescia, Mark B. Orringer, Rishindra M. Reddy

chapter Case 43|4 pages

Mixed Cavernous Hemangioma-Lymphangioma of the Gastroesophageal Junction

ByKimberly Song, Christopher W. Seder, Ozuru Ukoha

chapter Case 44|4 pages

Aortoesophageal Fistula, a Complication of Esophageal Stent Placement

ByAdrian E. Rodrigues, James L. Lubawski, Wickii T. Vigneswaran

chapter Case 45|5 pages

Managing an Unusual Case of a Long Segment Benign Esophageal Stricture

ByWickii T. Vigneswaran, James L. Lubawski

chapter Case 46|4 pages

Post-esophagectomy Colon Diaphragmatic Herniation

ByCurtis S. Bergquist, Rishindra M. Reddy

chapter Case 48|4 pages

Bilateral Lobar Lung Transplantation with Extra-corporal Life Support (ECLS) in a Jehovah’s Witness

ByBastian Grande, Isabelle Opitz, Ilhan Inci

chapter Case 49|4 pages

Single-Lung Transplant Recipient with Primary Carcinoma Metastasis from Native Lung to Donor Lung Allograft

ByAdrian E. Rodrigues, Wickii T. Vigneswaran