Division of Thoracic Surgery

The Division of Thoracic Surgery was founded in 1990. We serve patients with diseases arising in the chest, including the lungs, esophagus, and mediastinum. Besides management of operation, to organize the integrate processes of disease registration, diagnosis, operation, treatment, and research is to ensure a high quality of care. The faculty of our division is comprised of well-trained experts including general thoracic surgeons, thoracic oncologists and thoracic traumatologist.

Our division provides state-of-the-art care for all types of thoracic diseases. The advanced technology and imaging systems including flexible and rigid bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy, thoracoscopy, and mediastinoscopy are extensively utilized for the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Guides for visiting a thoracic surgeon:

When to visit a thoracic surgeon?

1.  Traumatic or unexplained chest pain

2.  Undetermined pulmonary nodules by chest x-ray examination

3.  Thoracic trauma

4.  Bloody sputum or hemaptysis

5.  Chronic cough

6.  Dysphagia or odynophagia

7.  Food or acid regurgitation

8.  Chest wall deformity

9.  Palmar hyperhidrosis and Bromohidrosis

10.  Respiratory failure

Diseases that we deal with:

1.  Lung tumor or cancer (operation and chemotherapy treatment)

2.  Esophageal tumor or cancer (operation and chemotherapy treatment)

3.  Cancer of cardia of stomach (operation and chemotherapy treatment)

4.  Inflammatory lung diseases such as bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, or fungal infection.

5.  Pneumothorax (spontaneous or traumatic)

6.  Empyema

7.  Mediastinal tumor

8.  Myasthenia gravis

9.  Mediastinal lymphadenopathy

10.  Benign or malignant airway stenosis

11.  Esophageal tumor or cancer

12.  Esophageal diverticulum or stricture

13.  Corrosive injury

14.  Funnel chest or pigeon chest

15.  End-stage lung diseases (for lung transplantation)

Examination that can be performed :

1.  Esophageal Manometry

2.  24-hr pH moniting

3.  Bronchofibroscopy

4.  Esophagoscopy / Panesopgagoscopy

5.  Bougie /Mercury esophageal dilatation

If you have further questions, please contact with our out-patient department (OPD). Speech Telephone Registration：886-7-3507701 (Division code:21 and the OPD room code:10). The website for OPD registration service is www1.vghks.gov.tw/RegAUTO/.