Thoracic surgery - a topic for every surgeon. Whether it's a thoracic emergency or routine surgery, this guide provides compact and precise answers to all questions about safe procedures in everyday surgery. It covers all important problems from the practice of thoracic surgery, offering detailed recommendations for diagnostics, differential diagnostics, and therapy. The guide includes information on risk assessment, surgical preparation, and aftercare, as well as instruments, access routes, and suturing techniques. It provides a detailed surgical course on all procedures that every surgeon should master, accompanied by informative illustrations and many practical tips and tricks.