Pioneers of Mexican thoracic surgery

: The development of thoracic surgery as a specialty is linked to the acquisition of knowledge and skills such as the resolution of the open pneumothorax with differential pressure and tracheal intubation, asepsis, antibiotic therapy and intensive care.Our pioneers in thoracic development were general surgeons who ventured into this field during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, culminating in the transition to a full blown specialty during the second half of the 20th century.