Head of the Clinic: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nusret Ramić

Head nurse: Đana Rizvanović,

Telephone: +387 35 303 242

Email: info@ukctuzla.ba

HEALTH CARE SERVICES

• Diagnostic thoracic surgical procedures, thoracic surgery, the operative and perioperative care of patients
• Diagnostic, evaluation and admission of trauma patient suffering from injuries of the chest

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

THORACIC OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT

Technician in charge:

Telephone: 035 303 228

Admission works 24 hours

Telephone: 035 303 228

Thoracic specialist consultations works on Tuesday and Thursday 9a.m..- 12 noon

Telephone: 035 303 229

Specialist consultations for thoracic oncology: works on Tuesday and Thursday 9a.m.- 12 noon

Telephone: 035 303 229

DEPARTMENTS:

• Department for thoracic surgery
• Department for surgery of esophagus and middle chest
• Department for trauma of the chest
• Outpatient surgery department

Department for thoracic surgery

Chief of the department: Prof. Dr. Goran Krdžalić

Nurse in charge: Izeta Ćorhodžić, graduated nurse

Telephone: 035 303 242

• Standard and advanced surgical procedures on the lungs, trachea and main bronchi, pleura, chest wall and diaphragm
• Video- assisted thoracoscopic procedures VATS: VATS resection on the lungs; VATS lobectomy; VATS bilobectomy; VATS extirpation of the lung and pleural tumors; VATS bullectomy (in the treatment of pneumothorax); VATS pleurodesis; VATS sympathectomy
• Classical open- surgery procedures: Lung resection (wedge resections); segmentectomy; lobectomy; bilobectomy; pneumonctomy; decortication; bullectomy
• Surgery of benign and malignant diseases of the trachea and bronchi

Department for surgery of esophagus and middle chest

Chief of the department:

Nurse in charge: Beguša Salihović, graduated nurse

Telephone: 035 303 242

Standard and extended surgical procedures on the esophagus and organs situated in the middle chest:

• Treatment of benign diseases of the esophagus and esophagogastric transition (gastroesophageal reflux disease – GERD (laparoscopic fundoplication); esophageal motility disorder; esophageal diverticula; esophageal stenoses and obstructions; esophageal perforations, post-corrosive esophageal stenosis)

• Treatment of malignant diseases of the esophagus and esophagogastric transition

• Surgery of the chest deformities

• Surgery of pathological conditions of the diaphragm

Department for trauma of the chest

Chief of the department: Dr. Muniba Softić, MSc.

Nurse in charge: Amela Mujanović Arifović, graduated nurse

Telephone: 035 303 242

Conservative and surgical treatment and management of the chest trauma and its complications ( classical/opn and video-assisted thoracoscopic procedures)

Department for outpatient surgery

Chief of the department: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amar Kešetović

Nurse in charge: Mirela Aljukić, graduated nurse

Telephone: 035 303 242

Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures of diseases of the organs and structures within the chest cavity; surgical biopsy of peripheral lymph nods in the armpit and percutaneous needle biopsy of the pleura, diagnosis of lesions in the chest wall and lungs; plural puncture- thoracentesis; pleural drainage- trocar drainage)