Thoracic Surgery
Overview
Provides surgical treatment for diseases of the lung, pleura, mediastinum, and chest wall, including thoracic malignancies and selected benign conditions.
Key Strengths at Kobe University Hospital
- Specialized surgery for thoracic malignancy with strong emphasis on minimally invasive and robot-assisted thoracic surgery.
- Part of Kobe University Hospital’s broader robotic surgery ecosystem, including expansion of hinotori™ and other robotic approaches in selected thoracic procedures.
- Close collaboration with respiratory medicine, oncology, radiology, and pathology for complex lung and mediastinal disease.
Major Conditions / Services
- Primary lung cancer and metastatic lung tumors
- Mediastinal tumors and pleural disease
- Selected benign thoracic surgical disorders
Representative Procedures / Programs
- Thoracoscopic and robot-assisted thoracic surgery
- Surgical management of lung and mediastinal tumors
- Multidisciplinary thoracic cancer treatment planning