Lung Surgery

At Twin Cities Heart and Lung, our goal with lung procedures, as with heart and vascular, is firstly to preserve the lives of patients, using the utmost skill and most advanced techniques possible. Secondly, we aim to restore patients to the best health we can, so they can live more fulfilling, pain-free lives than they could before surgery.

There are three main approaches for lung surgery.

Thoracotomy

This is the method most surgeons have been trained to perform. The patient is placed on their side and the surgeon enters the chest by going in between the ribs and spreading the ribs. The advantage with this… read more

Video Assisted Thoracostomy

This approach has been practiced for the past 15 years. Like gallbladder surgery or knee surgery, small incisions (ports) are made for access between the ribs and surgery is performed with the guidance of… read more

Robotic Assisted Lung Surgery

The latest technology for lung surgery approach is with use of the "da Vinci" robot, where the surgeon actually performs the surgical procedure at a console. At Twin Cities Heart and Lung, we have used … read more