Surgical Expertise within ERN-LUNG

	
UZ Leuven, Belgium

Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium



Erasme University  Anderlecht, Belgium

UZ Brussels, Belgium

Motol University Hospital, Czech Republic

General University Hospital, Czech Republic

South Danish Center for ILD, Dept. Of Respiratory Medicine, Odense University Hospital

Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark






	



	
Open Surgical Procedures




	
Pulmonary endarteriectomy

Yes
No
Yes
No
Ref (available at collab. Site)

Yes
No
Yes



	
Pulmonary thrombectomy

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ref (available at collab. Site)
Yes
No
Yes



	
Surgical lung biopsy

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Lung resection (lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge resection)

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Pleuroscopy (surgical)

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
VATS surgery of the lung and of the pleura

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Da-Vinci robotic surgery of the thorax incl. lobectomy

No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No



	
Lung resection: sleeve resection, pneumonectomy, extended resections (chest wall, Pancoast, atrium, large vessels)

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Malignant pleural mesothelioma: extended pleurectomy/decortication (part of multimodal therapy)

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Pleurectomy

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
LVRS

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Ref (available at collab. Site)




	
Heart-lung-transplantation

Yes
No
Yes
Ref (available at collab. Site)

Yes
No
No
Ref (available at collab. Site)




	
Lung transplantation 

Yes
Yes
Yes
Ref (available at collab. Site)

Yes
No
No
Ref (available at collab. Site)




	
Resections of the tracheobronchial tree

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes



	
Chest wall resections and reconstruction

Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes



	
Mediastinal tumor biopsies and resections

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Lung decortication

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Diaphragmatic hernia treatment

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes



	
Removal of tumors, cysts, sequestrations

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes



	
Congenital pulmonary surgery

Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes



	
Mirpe (nuss procedure)

Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes



	
Sternotomy and thoracic distractor (jeune)

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes



	
Cartilage resection for reparation of breast

Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes



	
Thymectomy

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes



	
Plastic diaphragm reconstruction (relaxatio / hernia / resection for infectious disease or cancer) with or without prothesis

Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes



	
Endoscopic and minimal invasive procedures




	
Flexible video- bronchoscopy

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Transbronchial biopsy 

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Transbronchial cryobiopsy

Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Broncho-alveolar lavage

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
EBUS

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Minimal invasive emphysema therapy (Valves)

Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Ref (available at collab. Site)

Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Minimal invasive emphysema therapy (Coils)

No
No
No
No
Ref (available at collab. Site)

No
No
No



	
Rigid Bronchoscopy

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Foreign body removal

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Tracheal/bronchial stenting

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Pleuroscopy (minimally invasive)

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ref (available at collab. Site)

Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Endoscopic brachytherapy

Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Endoscopic laser therapy

Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Ref (available at collab. Site)

Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Indwelling pleural catheter

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Pleural drainage

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Chemical pleurodesis (slurry)

Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Chemical pleurodesis (poudrage)

No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Other related procedures




	
Pulmonary artery embolization 

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
Right heart catheterization 

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes



	
ECMO

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes



	
RVAD

Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes