Introduction

　　The Thoracic Surgery Clinic at Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University) was established in 1992. Over the past 30 years,it has evolved into a comprehensive clinical department integrating medical care, teaching, and research with strong overall capabilities. The department serves over 11,000 outpatient visits annually, admits more than 2,500 inpatients, and performs approximately 2,000 surgeries each year. Guided by the principle of “patient-centered care”, the department continuously updates medical technologies and improves service concepts to provide high-quality care throughout the patient’s treatment journey.

　　Specialty Features

　　The Department of Thoracic Surgery is capable of performing nearly all thoracic surgeries, including:

　　•Carinal reconstruction

　　•Superior sulcus tumor resection

　　•Double-sleeve lobectomy

　　•Tracheal tumor resection

　　•Lung volume reduction surgery

　　•Esophageal cancer surgery with colonic interposition

　　•Resection of large chest wall tumors with chest wall reconstruction

　　•Open-window thoracostomy combined with muscle flap transfer for chest wall reconstruction in cases of emphysema

　　The department has consistently prioritized minimally invasive thoracic surgery as its primary focus, with a current minimally invasive surgery rate exceeding 90%. It was the first in Shenzhen to perform subxiphoid thoracic minimally invasive surgery, 3D-printed complex chest wall reconstruction, magnetic navigation-guided pulmonary nodule localization or ablation, and fluorescence thoracoscopy.