title: Concatenations.
abstract: Concatenations, linkings of events and ideas, are demonstrated to show the progress of thoracic surgery. The development of our knowledge of pulmonary anatomy, pleural drainage, and thoracic anesthesia, independently and collectively, has proven invaluable in the current successful surgical treatment of many pulmonary diseases.
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000266:history; D004322:Drainage / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010994:Pleura; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000266:history; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States