This book discusses all thoracic diseases of surgical interest, from thorax malformations to airways disorders.

It is divided into six main sections; the first two analyze general aspects, while the following three focus on malformations of the thorax, airways, esophagus and diaphragm. The final section describes the main pediatric tumors involving the chest and internal thoracic organs. Each chapter starts with a classification of the main pathologies related to the anatomical region considered. For each pathology, the various aspects of the diagnostic-therapeutic procedure are described in details - from the clinical presentation and diagnosis to the pre-operative preparation, the surgical aspects, and the post-operative course. Possible future developments are also evaluated.

The volume will be a useful tool for specialists in pediatric and thoracic surgery, but will also represent an educational resource for medical and nursing students. 

Part 1. Introductory aspects

Chapter 1. Thoracic surgery in pediatric patients
Chapter 2. Managment aspects: ethics and economic sustainability
Part 2. General aspects
Chapter 3. Prenatal diagnosis and fetal surgery
Chapter 4. Imaging of thorax
Chapter 5. Anesthesia in thoracic surgery
Chapter 6. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Chapter 7. Pulmonary function tests
Part 3. Chest wall
Chapter 8. Pectus Excavatum
Chapter 9. Pectus Carinatum
Chapter 10. Poland Syndrome
Chapter 11. Jeune Syndrome
Part 4. Airways
Chapter 12. Pathologies of the larynx
Chapter 13. Anomalies of the trachea
Chapter 14. Tracheostomy
Chapter 15. Mediastinal cysts: managment and surgical treatment
Chapter 16. Congenital Lung Malformations
Part 5. Oesphagus and diaphragm
Chapter 17. Oesophageal Atresia and Oesophageal Duplications
Chapter 18. Diaphragmatic Hernia
Chapter 19. Diaphragmatic Eventrations
Chapter 20. Sternal clefts and Cantrell syndrome
Part 6. Oncology
Chapter 21. Main Thoracic Tumors in Pediatric Age and Surgical Approaches.