UNIT IV: MEDIASTINUM AND PERICARDIUM


B. Congenital Abnormalities of the Mediastinum



Contents:

  1. Mediastinal cysts
    1. Mediastinal cysts
    2. Pericardial cysts
    3. Cystic hygroma
    4. Bronchogenic cysts
    5. Esophageal duplications
    6. Management (operative and non-operative)

  2. Symptoms of mediastinal abnormalities

Clinical Skills:

During the training program, the resident:

  1. Reads and interprets plain radiographs, CT scans, MRI's and contrast studies of congenital abnormalities of the mediastinum;

  2. Diagnoses and manages patients with congenital abnormalities of the mediastinum;

  3. Performs operations for congenital abnormalities of the mediastinum.

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