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Welcome to the Mayo Clinic Chest Surgery Page. Chest surgery at Mayo Clinic (also known as thoracic surgery) involves the organs of the chest, but extends to the esophagus (tube between mouth and stomach), the trachea (airway) and the chest wall (rib cage and breastbone). Follow this page to stay up-to-date on clinical trial research, patient stories and useful information for all of your thoracic needs. Our goal is to connect you to others to become informed decision makers. Post a comment and share your thoughts.
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From the Sharing Mayo Clinic Blog: When Danielle Goldsmith was told nothing could be done to reverse the effects of a chest wall deformity she'd…
From the Sharing Mayo Clinic Blog:When Alice Alimurung was diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening tumor, she embarked on a hunt for a surgeon with…
From the Sharing Mayo Clinic blog: In 2014, Katherine Bensen — a young, healthy nonsmoker — learned her persistent cough was caused by stage IV…
From the Sharing Mayo Clinic blog:When Mike DiGennaro was diagnosed with stage 1 esophageal cancer, he wanted a minimally invasive treatment option. He found that…
From the Sharing Mayo Clinic Blog: After his diagnosis, when Kurt was asked where he wanted to receive care, his answer was Mayo Clinic. He was…
From the Sharing Mayo Clinic Blog: When Nicole Eisenmann and Mike Loggie became engaged, they held out hope for a dream wedding. When that day…
From the Sharing Mayo Clinic Blog. As a Mayo Clinic physician, healthy routines were part of Cathy Madaffari's daily life. Yet in 2015, the former…
Meet Janani Reisenauer, M.D. a thoracic surgeon and interventional pulmonologist at the Rochester, Minnesota Campus. Dr. Reisenauer shares that, as a hybrid surgeon, she can…
Originally posted on April 9, 2108 If you've ever had surgery, there's a good chance that you have a partially used bottle of prescription pain…
Photo courtesy of KTTC News Full Story/Video at KTTC News How would you show gratitude to someone who saved your life? One young man flew thousands…
Full story posted at KIMT News on May 21, 2018 Thousand of current and former smokers who should be screened for lung cancer aren't getting…
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Originally Published April 9, 2018 ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients in communities in southern Minnesota and across the state soon will have better access to new…
You may find that cancer or cancer treatment has affected your sense of taste. Food may seem to lack flavor or taste too sweet, salty…
Published in the STS Meeting Bulletin Dr. Shanda Blackmon had the opportunity to pitch her idea for Blackmon-Mayo Buttressing Anastomotic Device, designed to prevent anastomotic leaks at…
Dr. Mark Allen is a General Thoracic Surgeon at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Allen shares how Mayo Clinic is a place to care for…
Dr. Shanda Blackmon recently was published in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery for her work done on complex esophageal reconstruction. The article, Long-Segment, Supercharged Pedicled Jejunal…
Thymoma, thymic cancer and myasthenia gravis are all diseases that affect the thymus gland. In this short video, Dr. Stephen Cassivi, a Thoracic Surgeon at Mayo…
As reported by Fox 9 News: Jeff Baillon Posted: Feb 08 2018 07:47PM CST Rachael Drazan-Malmberg's stride chewed up ice from Minnesota to China, her wicked slapshot powering…
Press Release from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons “I often see patients with esophageal cancer back after receiving chemotherapy and radiation therapy and they ask…
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