Core Procedures Thymectomy Clinical anatomy The thymus is an encapsulated soft, bilobed organ; the two lobes are joined in the midline by connective tissue that merges with the capsule of each lobe. It is usually located in the anterior mediastinum.…
Core Procedures Tracheal resection: segmental resection Bronchoscopy: assessment Mediastinoscopy: assessment Wedge resection: non-anatomical wedge Segmentectomy: segment or multiple segments Lobectomy: lobe Sleeve lobectomy: lobe with segment of bronchus or pulmonary artery Pneumonectomy: whole lung Trachea Clinical anatomy The adult trachea…
Core Procedures Thymectomy Clinical anatomy The thymus is an encapsulated soft, bilobed organ; the two lobes are joined in the midline by connective tissue that merges with the capsule of each lobe. It is usually located in the anterior mediastinum.…
Core Procedures Tracheal resection: segmental resection Bronchoscopy: assessment Mediastinoscopy: assessment Wedge resection: non-anatomical wedge Segmentectomy: segment or multiple segments Lobectomy: lobe Sleeve lobectomy: lobe with segment of bronchus or pulmonary artery Pneumonectomy: whole lung Trachea Clinical anatomy The adult trachea…