Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery provides richly illustrated articles on techniques in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery written by renowned surgeons. Each issue presents cardiothoracic topics in adult cardiac, congenital, and general thoracic surgery. Each specialty of interest to the thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon is explored through two different approaches to a specific surgical challenge. Each article is thoroughly illustrated with original line drawings, actual intraoperative photos, and supporting tables and graphs.

2010 Topics,

Adult Cardiac Topics

• Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair (Spring)
• Heart Transplantation (Summer)
• Less invasive approaches to CABG (Fall)
• Less invasive approaches to AVR (Winter)

Congenital Heart Disease Topics

• Technical tips for congenital heart operations (Spring)
• Heart transplantation for congenital heart defects (Summer)
• Veins and arteries (Fall)
• Complex outflow tract reconstructions

General Thoracic Surgery Topics

• Pleural space (Spring)
• Mediastinal tumors (Summer)
• Esophageal Substitutes (Fall)
• Malignant Mesothelioma (Winter)