Key Questions in Thoracic Surgery

Title Page
Copyright Page
Preface
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Thoracic anatomy
Chapter 2 Lung physiology
Chapter 3 Pharmacology
Chapter 4 Thoracic radiology
Chapter 5 Pulmonary function tests
Chapter 6 Oesophageal function tests
Chapter 7 Pre-operative assessment of a thoracic surgical patient
Chapter 8 Thoracic anaesthesia
Chapter 9 Thoracic surgical procedures
Chapter 10 Thoracic surgical complications
Chapter 11 Non-small cell lung cancer
Chapter 12 Small cell lung cancer
Chapter 13 Chemotherapy
Chapter 14 Radiotherapy
Chapter 15 Carcinoid and benign pulmonary tumours
Chapter 16 Pulmonary metastases
Chapter 17 Solitary pulmonary nodule
Chapter 18 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chapter 19 Lung infections
Chapter 20 Interstitial lung disease
Chapter 21 Pulmonary transplantation
Chapter 22 Haemoptysis
Chapter 23 Tracheal lesions
Chapter 24 Mesothelioma
Chapter 25 Pleural effusion
Chapter 26 Pneumothorax
Chapter 27 Haemothorax
Chapter 28 Chylothorax
Chapter 29 Pleural empyema
Chapter 30 Pectus deformities
Chapter 31 Chest wall tumours
Chapter 32 Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal tumours
Chapter 33 Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and hiatus hernia
Chapter 34 Dysphagia, oesophageal motility disorders and oesophagopharyngeal diverticula
Chapter 35 Mediastinal lesions
Chapter 36 Thymic lesions
Chapter 37 Diaphragmatic disorders
Chapter 38 Hyperhidrosis and superior vena cava obstruction
Chapter 39 Thoracic outlet syndrome
Chapter 40 Thoracic trauma
Appendix I Anatomical structures on frontal and lateral chest radiographs (CXR)
Appendix II Anatomical structures on axial computed tomography (CT) scans (mediastinal and lung windows)
Appendix III Bronchopulmonary segments
Appendix IV Bronchoscopy
Appendix V Lung volumes and capacities
Appendix VI Respiratory flow-volume loops
Appendix VII Pleural effusion differential diagnosis
Appendix VIII TNM classification (2010) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Appendix IX TNM staging (2010) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Appendix X International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) lymph node station map
Appendix XI TNM classification (2010) for oesophageal carcinoma
Appendix XII TNM staging (2010) for oesophageal carcinoma (adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma)
Appendix XIII Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) assessment of the layers of the oesophageal wall
Appendix XIV International Mesothelioma Interest Group (IMIG) classification for mesothelioma
Index