Back جراحة القلب والصدر Arabic Torakal cərrahiyyə AZ Кардиотораксиална хирургия Bulgarian Cirurgia toràcica Catalan Thoraxkirurgi Danish Cirugía torácica Spanish Torakaalkirurgia ET Toraxeko kirurgia EU جراحی قفسه سینه FA Chirurgie thoracique French
 Cardiothoracic surgeon performs an operation. | |
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Occupation type | Specialty |
Activity sectors | Medicine, Surgery |
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Fields of employment | Hospitals, Clinics |
Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease), lungs (lung disease), and other pleural or mediastinal structures.
In most countries, cardiothoracic surgery is further subspecialized into cardiac surgery (involving the heart and the great vessels) and thoracic surgery (involving the lungs, esophagus, thymus, etc.); the exceptions are the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, India and some European Union countries such as Portugal.[1]
- ^ "Portuguese Ordem dos Médicos – Medical specialties" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 January 2012.