Respiratory surgery

• Doctor introduction
• Respiratory Surgery Efforts
• A word to patients
• Medical statistics

Doctor introduction

Respiratory Surgery Efforts

With the opening of the Ibaraki Regional Cancer Center in 1999, respiratory surgery was newly established as a specialized clinical department.20Over the years have passed.2022Years4The head of the medical department changed in January, and it became a new system.Our department is a clinical department that mainly performs surgical treatment for diseases of the chest.Target diseases are broadly divided into malignant and benign diseases. The former includes lung cancer, metastatic lung tumors, and mediastinal tumors, while the latter includes cystic diseases such as pneumothorax, empyema, and lung abscess, which are resistant to medical treatment. chest infections, etc.

Single-incision thoracoscopic surgery may not be indicated depending on the medical condition of each patient. We are conducting daily medical treatment in pursuit of surgery that reduces the burden on patients).
We will continue to strive to provide patient-centered team medical care more than ever.

Fig. 1 Photograph of intraoperative wound site of spontaneous pneumothorax in our department

図2 Photograph of the wound after single-incision thoracoscopic surgery

A word to patients

Lung cancer is a fairly advanced disease when the cancer causes symptoms.
Advances in diagnostic imaging technology have made it possible to detect lung cancer at an earlier stage.Get regular checkups at your workplace or residents, and if any abnormalities are found in the checkup, get a detailed examination immediately.

For patients considering surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax
10s,20In surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax, which frequently occurs in the XNUMXs, we perform single-incision thoracoscopic surgery.Please contact us anytime if you are considering surgical treatment.

Medical Statistics (2023)

surgery statistics

*( ) indicates the number of thoracoscopic surgeries