Oesophageal function tests
Chapter 6 Oesophageal function tests John Duffy, Mark Fox 1 Describe the anatomical course of the oesophagus (Figure 1) • The oesophagus is a muscular tube (approximately 25cm…
Chapter 6 Oesophageal function tests John Duffy, Mark Fox 1 Describe the anatomical course of the oesophagus (Figure 1) • The oesophagus is a muscular tube (approximately 25cm…
Chapter 35 Mediastinal lesions Tom Routledge 1 Describe the anatomy of the mediastinum • The mediastinum represents the medial compartment of the thorax and is bounded by the: …
Chapter 25 Pleural effusion Amit Modi, Edwin B. C. Woo 1 Describe the anatomy of the pleural space (Figure 1) Figure 1. Anatomy of the pleural space. •…
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….