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- Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
As a principle, we require an introduction from another medical institution. Your home doctor will be able to make an appointment for you which will shorten the time that you will be kept waiting at the outpatient clinic.
Medical Services
Our team provides surgical treatment for lung cancer and other neoplastic diseases of the lung, mediastinum, pleura, and chest wall. We also treat non-neoplastic diseases of the chest, including pulmonary inflammatory disorders, pneumothorax, pulmonary emphysema, funnel chest, hyperhidrosis.
Treatment policy
We apply minimally invasive techniques to patients suffering from thoracic diseases.
Specialities
To improve postoperative QOL, thoracoscopic surgeries are implemented for almost all diseases.
Targeted Diseases
- Pneumothorax
- Empyema
- Primary/Metastatic lung cancer
- Mediastinal tumors: thymoma, metastatic cancer
- Pleural effusion
Advanced/Specialized Treatments
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Video-assisted thoracic surgery
- Single incisional approach for pneumothorax
- Hospitalization with pre- and post- operative rehabilitation
Doctors
HOKKA Daisuke, Senior Lecturer
- DepartmentThoracic Surgery
- TitlesM.D., Ph.D.
- Expertise / SpecialtiesThoracic diseases including pulmonary, mediastinal, pleural, or chest wall tumors as well as non-neoplastic diseases, i.e. pneumothorax, infectious or congenital lung diseases.
- Research InterestsSingle port thoracic surgery for pneumothorax, liquid biopsy in lung cancer
- LanguagesJapanese and English
