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The Allegheny Center for Lung and Thoracic Disease<BR>
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Diseases of the chest are among the most common ailments affecting
adult Americans today. Here in western Pennsylvania, lung and
esophageal diseases are particularly prominent health-care problems.
<I>The Allegheny Center for Lung and Thoracic Disease</I> is designed to
provide comprehensive, innovative clinical services specifically
directed toward a wide range of problems affecting the lungs,
mediastinum, and the esophagus. Because the center unites and
coordinates the services of specialists in respiratory diseases,
thoracic surgery, medical oncology and radiation oncology into one
program, the center offers patients with thoracic diseases one of the
most accessible and proficient programs of care available in the
country.
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Particular focus upon the diagnosis and management of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema, asthma and bronchitis),
interstitial and environmental lung diseases, and sleep-related
breathing disorders are provided by the pulmonary specialists dedicated
to the center. Thoracic surgeons of the center work closely with these
pulmonologists to evaluate patients with these disorders who
may benefit from lung transplantation or lung volume reduction
surgery specifically directed toward patients with pulmonary emphysema.
The center's pulmonary medical and thoracic surgical team also work
closely with the medical and radiation oncology specialists to provide
state-of-the-art, comprehensive treatment for patients with lung and
esophageal cancer. Furthermore, the management of benign diseases of
the esophagus, such as gastroesophageal reflux and disorders of
esophageal motility (i.e., achalasia), are also focused upon by the
center's physician team.
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Patient education and after-care planning are
important aspects of any thoracic disease management program. The
center's physicians work together with dedicated nursing staff,
dietitians, cardiopulmonary physiotherapists and social workers to
provide their patients with educational and rehabilitative programs
aimed at restoring and maintaining the greatest quality of life and
control (or cure) of their underlying thoracic disease.
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