Conditions we treat
Our team offers the full range of surgery options to treat issues inside the chest cavity, including heart, lung and esophagus conditions. We perform traditional, open heart surgery. We continue to expand treatment options for patients, utilizing minimally-invasive procedures to help you recover quicker and with less pain. Centra’s thoracic services include comprehensive outpatient and inpatient service—both diagnostic and therapeutic—for patients.
Our experts in thoracic surgery have an emphasis on the following:
- Bronchoscopy
- Decortication
- Esophagectomy
- Lobectomy
- Mediastinal tumor resection
- Mediastinoscopy
- Pleurodesis
- Pneumonectomy
- Thrombectomy
- Surgery to repair traumatic injuries to the heart, lung, breast bone or rib cage
- Video assisted thoracoscopy (VATS)
