UNIT II: LUNGS AND PLEURA


D. Congenital Lung Disease



Contents:
  1. Pulmonary sequestration
    1. Presentation (intralobar and extralobar)
    2. Evaluation and management
    3. Prognosis

  2. Congenital lobar emphysema
    1. Presentation and physiology
    2. Evaluation and management

  3. Cystic fibrosis
    1. Presentation and physiology
    2. Evaluation and management
    3. Complications and their management
    4. Role of pulmonary transplantation

  4. Bronchogenic cysts
    1. Presentation
    2. Evaluation and indications for operation
    3. Operative options

  5. Cystic adenomatoid malformation
    1. Presentation and physiology
    2. Evaluation and indications for operation
    3. Operative options

Clinical Skills:

During the training program the resident:

  1. Evaluates patients with congenital lung abnormalities;

  2. Performs operations for congenital lung abnormalities and their complications.

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