Post Oesphagectomy CXR

In the outpatients always look for:

1. Gastric tube - Size, contents and position
2. Left diaphragm - Sometimes injured in phrenotomy
3. New pleural effusions
4. Pulmonary metastasis
5. Lobar collapse
6. Mediastinal contour- Can indicate recurrence - See case 39

Wire loop on costal margin. This can be a source of pain and sinus formation. Prolene is an alternative (or maybe Ethibond)