Pneumothorax — Pleura Plastic of the Pleural Defect: treatment in Munich - Germany
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Department of Thoracic Surgery
The Department of Thoracic Surgery offers modern and the most sparing surgical treatment of the full range of diseases of the chest organs. Particular attention is paid to the treatment of malignant tumors of the lungs, pleura, and mediastinum, and lung metastases. The medical facility is certified as a Lung Cancer Center by the German Cancer Society (DKG). Such a quality certificate testifies to the outstanding quality of lung cancer treatment, which belongs to a group of particularly complex malignant diseases. The team of surgeons also has excellent professional skills in treating emphysema, pneumothorax, pleural empyema, and pleurisy. The department performs all surgical interventions in the field of reconstructive thoracic surgery, including the repair of pectus carinatum and pectus excavatum. The department is a Center of Excellence for Lung Transplant (Munich Lung Transplant Group, MLTG) and performs the largest number of lung transplants in all of Germany. The department's surgeons have a perfect command of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques, so the number of classic open surgeries is negligible.
Department of Adult and Pediatric Thoracic Surgery
The Department of Adult and Pediatric Thoracic Surgery offers the full range of services in the field of its competence and specializes in the surgical treatment of thoracic diseases. The department performs all operations on the lungs and airways, with the exception of lung transplantation. A special area of the department's clinical activity is the surgical treatment of lung cancer and lung metastases. The surgeons of the medical facility have a wealth of experience in the field of correction of pectus carinatum and pectus excavatum. Such corrective surgical interventions are most often performed in children and adults under the age of 30. The department's operating rooms are equipped with state-of-the-art technology, so most of the interventions are performed using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical techniques. Such operations are a modern alternative to open interventions, which require thoracotomy. At the same time, sparing operations are characterized by high efficiency. The health of patients is in the safe hands of highly qualified surgeons who have performed thousands of successful operations. During the diagnostics and at the stage of treatment planning, the doctors from the Department of Pulmonology are actively involved in the therapeutic process.
Department of Abdominal Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and Gastroenterology
The Department of Abdominal Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and Gastroenterology provides both diagnostics and treatment of the full range of abdominal diseases. In addition, the department's doctors admit patients with thoracic diseases. The department's therapeutic options include conservative treatment methods, interventional procedures and surgical interventions. Most operations are performed using minimally invasive surgical techniques, so postoperative recovery takes place as soon as possible. In addition, such operations allow the doctors to minimize pain after surgical treatment. The department is distinguished by its particular competence in hernia repair and has a quality certificate from the German Hernia Society. One of the most important focuses of the department's work is also the treatment of abdominal and thoracic cancers. Medical care is provided in accordance with current clinical protocols.
Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
The Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Thoracic Surgery offers the full range of top-class surgical treatment in accordance with current clinical protocols. The department's specialists focus on patients with pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract, lungs and respiratory tract, as well as endocrine diseases. The department also performs surgery for inguinal hernias. The operating rooms of the medical facility have state-of-the-art equipment, including those adapted for sparing laparoscopic interventions. The department's surgeons prefer minimally invasive surgical techniques, since recovery after such operations is many times faster than after classical open interventions. The department's surgical team regularly demonstrates high treatment success rates. At the same time, the medical facility holds a leading position in the field of endocrine surgery at the European and international levels.
