Haemothorax
Chapter 27 Haemothorax Robert Nadler, Kathryn Oakland, Kate Manley, Fouad J. Taghavi, Marco Scarci 1 What is a haemothorax (Figure 1)? Figure 1. Massive haemothorax demonstrated by the presence of…
Hyperhidrosis and superior vena cava obstruction
Chapter 38 Hyperhidrosis and superior vena cava obstruction Priya Sastry, Francis Wells Hyperhidrosis 1 What is hyperhidrosis? • Hyperhidrosis is defined as sweating and flushing in response to heat…
Pulmonary transplantation
Chapter 21 Pulmonary transplantation Pedro Catarino, Marius Berman, John Dunning 1 Describe the history of pulmonary transplantation • The first pulmonary transplant was performed in 1963 (Hardy, Mississippi, USA) as…
Pre-operative assessment of a thoracic surgical patient
Chapter 7 Pre-operative assessment of a thoracic surgical patient Amit Modi, Edwin B. C. Woo 1 How should a patient undergoing thoracic surgery be assessed? • Confirmation of diagnosis. •…
Pulmonary metastases
Chapter 16 Pulmonary metastases Tim J. P. Batchelor 1 Which tumours metastasise to the lung? • The lung is the most common location for metastases for many primary cancers, with…
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Chapter 39 Thoracic outlet syndrome Sandra Gelvez-Zapata, Francis Wells 1 What is thoracic outlet syndrome (Figure 1)? Figure 1. Thoracic outlet syndrome. Reproduced with permission from Elsevier, ©…
Chylothorax
Chapter 28 Chylothorax Adrian Marchbank, Eltayeb Mohamed Ahmed 1 What is chylothorax? • Chylothorax is defined as the accumulation of lymphatic fluid in the pleural space. 2 How is chylothorax…
