Chapter 34 Dysphagia, oesophageal motility disorders and oesophagopharyngeal diverticula Sanjay Asopa, Joseph Rahamim 1 What is dysphagia? • Dysphagia represents difficulty in swallowing and is subclassified into: a)…
Chapter 17 Solitary pulmonary nodule Khalid M. Amer 1 What is a solitary pulmonary nodule? • A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is a discrete radiological lesion less than 3cm in…
Chapter 23 Tracheal lesions Raghav Dwivedi, Faruque Riffat, Piyush Jani, Aman Coonar 1 What is the trachea? • The trachea is a cartilaginous and membranous tube that allows the passage…
Chapter 10 Thoracic surgical complications Martin Chamberlain 1 Which cardiac arrhythmias occur following thoracic surgery? • Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter are the most common, occurring in 10-15% of patients…
Chapter 36 Thymic lesions Kate Manley, Naresh Rughooputh, Matthew Gillam, Fouad J. Taghavi, Marco Scarci 1 What is the thymus? • The thymus is a primary lymphoid organ that receives…
Chapter 22 Haemoptysis Martin Chamberlain 1 What is haemoptysis? • Haemoptysis is defined as the coughing up of blood or blood-stained sputum. • The origin of the expectorated blood can…
Chapter 15 Carcinoid and benign pulmonary tumours Ali Zamir Khan, Khalid M. Amer 1 What are the causes of a benign pulmonary tumour? • Well-differentiated carcinoid tumour. • Chondroid hamartoma….
Chapter 29 Pleural empyema Rana Sayeed 1 What is a pleural empyema (Figure 1)? • A pleural empyema represents an accumulation of pus within the pleural cavity which may be…
Chapter 24 Mesothelioma Tom Routledge, Andrea Bille, Lawrence Okiror 1 What is mesothelioma? • Malignant mesothelioma is a rare and very aggressive tumour of mesothelial cells. • It…
Chapter 18 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Doug West 1 What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a collection of diseases, including chronic bronchitis and…
