title: Problems in the physiotherapy management of oesophageal surgery.
abstract: Those who started working in thoracic surgical units in the early 1950's have witnessed many changes. Over the years the emphasis has shifted from surgery for tuberculosis, to surgery for abnormalities of the heart, surgery for cancer of the lungs and surgery for a variety of conditions, both acquired and congenital, of the oesophagus. Some of the problems encountered in the physiotherapy management of this last group will be the subject of this paper.
authors.affiliation: School of Physiotherapy, Sydney.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Samios