These pages contain information which will be useful to patients when counselling them prior to surgery. The information is the basis for informed consent for each specified operation.

  1. Mediastinoscopy

  2. Sympathectomy

  3. Lobectomy

  4. Oesophagoscopy

  5. VATS pleurectomy

  6. Gastroscopy

  7. Talc pleurodesis

Information for Thoracic Surgery Patients