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Thoracic Surgery

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Pediatric thoracic surgery covers a spectrum of surgery involving the bronchi, lung, chest wall, esophagogastric region, and patent ductus, through to highly complex surgery for correction of congenital malformations, including different permutations of tracheoesophageal fistulae. This chapter aims to provide information concerning the complications, risks, and consequences of pediatric thoracic surgery. For further information relating to other surgical procedures, refer to the relevant chapter and volume.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, Australia

    Christopher Kirby FRCS, FRACS

  2. Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

    John Hutson BS, MD, FRACS, DSc, FRAP (hon)

  3. Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia

    Jayme Bennetts BMBS, FRACS, FCSANZ

  4. Discipline of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, L5 Eleanor Harrald Building, North Terrace, 5000, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Brendon J. Coventry BMBS, PhD, FRACS, FACS, FRSM

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Kirby, C., Hutson, J., Bennetts, J., Coventry, B.J. (2014). Thoracic Surgery. In: Coventry, B. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Surgery: Complications, Risks and Consequences. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5439-6_5

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