Patient Testimonials

Click on any topic below to learn more information about that particular procedure or condition and the treatments available through the SIU School of Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. There are also video (marked with §) testimonials from patients of SIU. Depending on your connection speed they may take a few minutes to load.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

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Lung cancer surgery

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Surgery for emphysema (lung volume reduction surgery)

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Other Video

• After Your Thoracic Operation Discharge Instructions. Right click and select 'Save Target As'. These file are quite large (17mb) and may take some time to load, In which case, it may be preferable to download them to your own computer first.

• After Your Cardiac Operation Discharge Instructions Right click and select 'Save Target As'. These file are quite large (17mb) and may take some time to load, In which case, it may be preferable to download them to your own computer first.