Cardiothoracic surgery
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'''Cardiothoracic surgery''' is the field of [[medicine]] involved in [[surgery|surgical]] treatment of [[diseases]] affecting organs inside the [[thorax]] (the chest). Generally treatment of conditions of the [[heart]] ([[heart disease]]) and [[lung]]s ([[pulmonology|lung disease]]).
[[Cardiac surgery]] and [[thoracic surgery]] are separate [[surgical specialties]], but are frequently grouped together as cardiothoracic surgery (primarily in the [[United States]]). Cardiac surgery generally refers to surgery of the heart and [[great vessels]], and thoracic surgery generally refers to surgery of the chest other than the heart. A [[cardiothoracic surgeon]] will perform surgery within the realm of both cardiac and thoracic surgery.
==See also==
* [[Cardiac surgery]]
* [[Thoracic surgery]]
* [[Cardiothoracic surgeon]]
* [[Cardiothoracic Surgery Network]]
==External links==
*[http://www.ctsnet.org Cardiothoracic Surgery Network]
*[http://www.aats.org American Association for Thoracic Surgery]
*[http://www.ismics.org/ International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery]
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[[Category:Surgical specialties]]
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[[de:Herzchirurgie]]
[[fr:Chirurgie cardiothoracique]]
[[he:כירורגיית לב-חזה]]
[[ko:흉부외과]]
[[mk:Кардиоторакална хирургија]]
[[nl:Thoraxchirurgie]]
[[new:कार्डियोथोर्यासिक सर्जरी]]
[[ja:胸部外科学]]
[[pl:Kardiochirurgia]]
[[pt:Cirurgia cardiovascular]]
[[ru:Коронарное шунтирование]]