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BENIGN LUNG TUMOURS
BENIGN LUNG TUMOURS Benign tumours of the lung are uncommon and account for fewer than 15% of s...
CHEST TRAUMA
CHEST TRAUMA The approach to trauma must be methodical and exact because the signs, particularly ...
Treatment
Treatment Medical treatment is very e ff ective and should be the first choice in the elective situ...
TUBERCULOUS CERVICAL LY M P H A D E N I T I S Intr
TUBERCULOUS CERVICAL LY M P H A D E N I T I S Introduction This is common in the Indian subcontin...
TUBERCULOUS CERVICAL LY M P H A D E N I T I S Introduction
TUBERCULOUS CERVICAL LY M P H A D E N I T I S Introduction This is common in the Indian subcontin...
TYPHOID Introduction
TYPHOID Introduction Typhoid fever is caused by Salmonella Typhi , also called the typhoid bacill...
TROPICAL CHRONIC PANCREATITIS Introduction
TROPICAL CHRONIC PANCREATITIS Introduction Tropical chronic pancreatitis is a disease a ff ecting ...
TUBERCULOSIS OF SMALL INTESTINE Introduction
TUBERCULOSIS OF SMALL INTESTINE Introduction Infection by M. tuberculosis is common in the tropic...
TUBERCULOSIS
TUBERCULOSIS Although tuberculosis can a ff ect all systems in the body , in the tropical world th...
ROUNDWORM ( ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES ) Introduction
ROUNDWORM ( ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES ) Introduction Ascaris lumbricoides, commonly called the roundwo...
Spread
Spread Local spread occurs predominantly along tissue planes. The organism multiplies to form col...
Surgical treatment
Surgical treatment Surgery is indicated for small, localised lesions, resistance to medical treat...
Pathology and life cycle
Pathology and life cycle The fertilised eggs can survive in a hostile environment for a long time...
Pathology
Pathology In humans, the parasite matures into the adult worm in the intrahepatic biliary radicle...
Pulmonary hydatid disease
Pulmonary hydatid disease The lung is the second commonest organ a ff ected after the liver. The s...
Management
Management Surgical management is directed mainly towards the rehabili - tation of the patient wh...
POLIOMYELITIS Introduction
POLIOMYELITIS Introduction Poliomyelitis is an enteroviral infection that sadly still a ff ects ch...
Pathogenesis
Pathogenesis y are The organism enters the gut through food or water contam - inated with the cys...
LEPROSY Introduction
LEPROSY Introduction Leprosy , also called Hansen’s disease, is a chronic infectious disease caus...
Learning objectives
Learning objectives To be able to list: The common surgical infections and infestations that • oc...