The Pulmonary Medicine, Thoracic Surgery and Allergy Unit provides diagnosis and treatment for respiratory diseases including;
- Chronic respiratory diseases: asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis, chronic or persistent cough and chronic respiratory failure
- Acute or chronic respiratory infections: bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis
- Acute or chronic respiratory discomfort, short of breath
- Lung cancer and benign lung tumors
- Interstitial lung diseases
- Pulmonary vascular diseases: pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension Sleep-related respiratory disorders: sleep apnea; obesity hypoventilation syndrome;
- Secondary lung tumors (metastasis from other cancers)
- Pleural diseases.
- Mediastinal tumors
- Esophageal tumors
- Tumors of the chest wall
- Trauma of the chest
- Hyperhidrosis (swelling of the hands and axilla)
- Chest wall deformities (funnel / pigeon chest)
- Diseases of the Diaphragma
Our respiratory service line also includes a Smoking Cessation Clinic.
Respiratory service line serves as an interlocutor between various departments which requires plays thoracic surgeons, oncologists, ENT specialists, cardiologists, and many other specialists to collaborate on a daily basis.
In like manner, thoracic surgery plays a central role in cancer treatment thus thoracic surgeons work in collaboration with medical and radiation oncologists, pulmonologists, pathologists and nuclear medicine specialists.
