[Conservative surgical techniques in the area of lung surgery]

An important condition for careful operations in lung surgery are modern anesthesia procedures like one-lung ventilation and high-frequency jet ventilation. The aim of careful procedures is the preservation of normal lung tissue. Most commonly broncho- and angioplastic resections are performed to avoid a pneumonectomy without loss of radicality. Minimally invasive endoscopic surgical techniques combined with laser application complete the spectrum of careful procedures in thoracic surgery, e.g., for resection of lung cysts or for thoracic sympathectomy.