Thoracic aneurysm open surgery is a treatment for a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a bulge in your aorta. The aorta, your body’s largest blood vessel, begins at your heart and extends into your ...

Thoracic surgery — the treatment of diseases of the lungs, airways and chest — has changed more in the last 30 years than in the century before it. For patients, that evolution now means smaller ...

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is a condition that causes pain and weakness in the shoulders, neck, chest, arms and fingers. This commonly misdiagnosed problem occurs when blood vessels or nerves ...

Nebulizers and inhalers are used to deliver medications for asthma and COPD. While both are effective, improper inhaler techniques can prevent you from getting the right amount of medication. If you ...

If nonsurgical treatments do not relieve a person’s thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms, a doctor may suggest surgery to relieve compression in the thoracic outlet. Surgery may include a first rib ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Past treatment may affect the risk of death among patients with thoracic malignancies who develop ...

Historical racial disparities in lung cancer surgery rates resulted in lower survival in Black patients. Our objective was to examine racial differences in thoracic radiation treatments and toxicities ...

The Thoracic Outlet Clinic at Baylor Medicine in Houston, Texas, is a multidisciplinary clinic that specializes in the care of patients with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). Our clinic is led by ...