The surgeons within Dar Al Fouad Hopital Department of Thoracic Surgery are leaders in the surgical treatment of diseases of the lung and esophagus, including lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung failure, esophageal cancer, Barrett's esophagus, achalasia, thoracic outlet syndrome and hyperhidrosis.

What We Treat

Rigid and Fiberoptic Bronchoscope
Pleural Aspiration
Intercostal Tube Insertion +/- Pleurodesis
Pleural Biopsy: Open Thoracatomy or Thoracoscopic
Pericardio-Pleural Window
Lung Biopsy: Open Thoracotomy or Thoracoscopic
Pleural Decortication
Resection of Chest Wall Tumors & Plastic Reconstruction of the Chest
Wall Defects
Lung Resections (In case of Benign or Malignant Lesions):
Segmentectomy
Lobectomy
Pneumonectomy
Bullectomy
Tracheo Bronchial Procedures:
Bronchoscopic Dilatation of Tracheal Stenosis
Tracheo-bronchial Resection & Reconstruction
Diaphragm:
Repair of Diaphragmatic Hernia
Repair and Plication for Eventration
Belsey's Cardiomyotomy for Achalasia of the Cardia
Resection of Diaphragmatic Tumors
Thymus Gland:
Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis or Thymic Tumors
Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis
Resection of Various Mediastinal Tumors Whether Anterior, Middle or Posterior Mediastinal Tumors
Laser Ablation of Various Tracheo-bronchial Lesions via Bronchoscopy