1. Surgical anatomy of the chest and lung (K. Moghissi).
2. Clinical manifestations & diagnostic methods (K. Moghissi,
J.A.C. Thorpe).
3. Thoracic Imaging (G. Avery).
4. Thoracic Incisions (K. Moghissi).
5. Congenital abnormalities of the lung (K. Moghissi).
6. Foreign bodies in the airways (K. Moghissi).
7. Chest trauma (A. Mulpur, J. A. C. Thorpe).
8. Bronchiectasis (K. Moghissi).
9. Lung abscess (K. Moghissi).
10 Pulmonary Tuberculosis (K. Moghissi).
11. Sarcoidosis (K. Moghissi).
12. Fungal infections of the lung (K. Moghissi).
13. Hydatid disease (K. Moghissi).
14. Emphysema & surgery of bullous emphysema (K. Moghissi).
15. Pulmonary embolism (K. Moghissi).
16. Bronchopulmonary neoplasms (K. Moghissi).
17. Pre-operative assessment & preparation of patients
undergoing gen.
thoracic operations (K. Moghissi).
18. Pulmonary resection (K. Moghissi).
19. Post-operative management of patients undergoing general
thoracic operations (K. Moghissi).
20. Complications of pulmonary surgery (K. Moghissi).
21. Pleural space and its drainage (D. A. C. Sharpe).
22. Pneumothorax (K. Moghissi).
23. Pleural effusion (K. Moghissi).
24. Chylothorax (K. Moghissi).
25. Pleural empyema (F. Smolle-Juettner).
26. Pleural neoplasms (K. Moghissi).
27. Tracheal surgery (K. Moghissi).
28. Tracheo-bronchial stenting (K. Moghissi).
29. Mediastinal surgery (K. Moghissi).
30. Mediastinal Tumours/Cysts (P. Fuentes, P. Thomas).
31. Anterior chest wall deformities (K. Moghissi).
32. Infection and inflammation of the chest wall (K. Moghissi).
33. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (K. Moghissi).
34. Chest Wall tumours (A. J. Mearns).
35. The diaphragm (K. Moghissi).
36. Surgical anatomy of the oesophagus (K. Moghissi).
37. Manifestation & investigation of oesophageal diseases (K.
Moghissi).
38. Oesophageal function tests (J. A. C. Thorpe).
39. Congenital oesophageal atresia & TOF (K. Moghissi).
40. Foreign bodies in the oesophagus (K. Moghissi).
41. Gastro-oesophageal reflux & hiatal hernia (K. Moghissi).
42. Lower oesophagus lined by columnar epithelium (Barretts
oesophagus) (K. Moghissi).
43. Surgery of reflux stricture (K. Moghissi).
44. Corrosive injuries/ chemical burn of the oesophagus (K.
Moghissi).
45. Miscellaneous oesophageal obstruction (K. Moghissi).
46. Perforation of the oesophagus (K. Moghissi).
47. Motor disorders of the oesophagus (K. Moghissi, J.A.C.
Thorpe).
48. Diverticula of the oesophagus (K. Moghissi, D. Nikzas,
J.A.C. Thorpe).
49. Benign tumours of the oesophagus (K. Moghissi).
50. Cancer of the oesophagus (A. Lerut, G. Decker).
51. Management of inoperable oesophageal cancer (K. Moghissi).
52. Peri-operative management of patients undergoing oesophageal
surgery (K. Moghissi).
53. General techniques relating to operations on the oesophagus
(K. Moghissi).
54. Complications of oesophageal surgery (K. Moghissi).
55. Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) (W. S. Walker).
56. Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) for diffuse emphysema
(U. Stammberger, J. Hamacher, W. Weder).
57. Interventional Bronchoscopy (K. Moghissi).
58. Haemoptysis (K. Moghissi).
59. Lasers in cardiothoracic Surgery (K. Moghissi, K. Dixon, M.
R. Stringer).
60. Interventional Cardiology (F. Ciulli, P. Wilde).
61. Imaging in cardiovascular disease (I. U. Haq, N. W.
Wheeldon).
62. Anaesthetic management in cardiac & thoracic surgery (C.
Paoloni, S. Ghosh).
63. Surgery of congenital heart disease (V. T. Tsang, D. J.
Penny).
64. Surgery of the aorta (D. Harrington, R. S. Bonser).
65. Coronary artery bypass surgery (M. J. Underwood, G. J.
Cooper).
66. Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery (R. Ascione,
F. Ciulli, G.D. Angelini).
67. Surgical treatment of acquired valvular disease (H.
Huysmans).
68. Thoracic organ transplantation (K. McNeill, M. Yeatman, F.
Ciulli).
69. Rehabilitation of cardiothoracic patients (L. Boruta, K.
Pearson).