This focused issue on “Pediatric Thoracic Surgery” is edited by Dr. Paolo Scanagatta, from Thoracic Surgery Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy. Dr. Scanagatta is particularly recognized as an expert in Pediatric Thoracic Surgery. He believes in a multi-modal approach to lung cancer (including translational medicine and target therapies) and accurate preoperative study of surgical candidates; he has also expertised in managing complications to obtain the best postoperative outcomes. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles.
Introducing Pediatric Thoracic Surgery
Lung transplantation in adolescents
Open-surgery repair of congenital malformation of the chest: indications, technical tips and outcomes
Pediatric thoracic anesthesia: airway management for lung isolation and postoperative analgesia
Tracheal diseases: endoscopic evaluation and treatment
Surgical treatment of primary tracheal tumors in children and adolescents
Approaches to the thoracic cavities
Pectus excavatum in adolescents and children: the Nuss technique
Therapeutical options in pectus carinatum in young patients
Pulmonary metastasectomy in children and adolescents
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children and adolescents: a systematic review
Thinking uniportal in pediatric thoracic surgery
Robotic thoracic surgery in children and adolescents—technology and adaptability
Multidisciplinary team approach for pediatric thoracic tumors: new horizons and oldies but goldies
Disclosure:
The series “Pediatric Thoracic Surgery” was commissioned by the editorial office, Pediatric Medicine without any sponsorship or funding. Paolo Scanagatta served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.
