Thoracic Surgery

• Lung cancer surgery (lobectomy, pneumectomy)
• Benign muscle and thoracic cancers surgery (wedge resection, lobectomy, pneumonectomy)
• Lung infections surgery
• Pleura infection surgery (empyema), decortication of the lungs
• VATS (video assisted thoracic surgery) for pneumothorax, lung biopsy, pleural fluid treatment
• Mediastinoscopy biopsy of lymph glands
• Mediastinoscopy
• Thoracic surgery (pectus, excavatum, pectus carinatum)
• Lung Transplantation

CARDIAC SURGERY PROCEDURES

• Coronary bypass (with or without extracorporeal circulation)
• Repair or replacement of the aortic valve
• Mitral valve repair or replacement
• Multi-valve surgery
• Repairing of congenital diseases in children
• Repairing of congenital disease in adults
• Repairing of the aortic aneurism
• Emergency surgery in aortic aneurysms
• Other surgery interventions in patients with advanced cardiac insufficiency

VASCULAR SURGERY

• Peripheral artery diseases (aortobifemoral, aortofemoral, femoropoliteal, extra-anatomic bypasses etc.)
• Carotid artery surgery
• Surgery in varicose veins

Since 8 years the American Hospital is the only and undisputable leader in heart surgery in Albania. Over 3,800 patients trusted their hearts to the cardiac surgery team. All the cardiologic pathologies, ranging from the aortic surgery in the valve surgery, from the congenital heart defects to the multiple bypasses, find solution in one single address.