Surgery
Esophagus
Exam Yield
Probability of getting 1 Question from this chapter | 69% |
Ease of Revision | 7.3 / 10 |
You may be able to score 4 marks from this Chapter. To some extent, this might overlap with the Esophagus chapter in Pathology.
Question Pattern
This is a non-irritating chapter. Esophagus is conceptually a simple organ, hence it is easy to read up the esophageal diseases.
Focus on
- Characteristic Barium Swallow findings in different conditions
- Clinical features of different conditions
- Names of surgeries used
No deeper questions on treatment aspects usually come from this chapter.
Recent Questions
Questions on this chapter from recent NEET and AIIMS examinations have been about
- Replacement conduits after esophagectomy
- Risk factors for Sq Cell CA
- Bochdalek hernia – Overview
- Nutcracker esophagus
- Zenker’s diverticulum – Overview
- Heller’s operation is done for
- Corrosive esophagitis – Features and Rx
- Manometric findings in Esophageal disorders
- Bird’s beak appearance
- GERD – pathophysiology
- Morgagni’s hernia – Overview
- Spontaneous perforation of esophagus – Clinical features
- Dysphagia lusoria is due to
- Rx of Variceal bleeding
- Treatment of achalasia cardia
- Corkscrew esophagus
- Esophageal diverticula
- Chicago classification
- Rx of Esophageal perforation
Suggested Revision
- Drug induced Esophagitis
- Rx of Esophageal perforation
- GERD – Investigations, Rx
- Boerhaave syndrome – Overview
- Schatzki’s ring
- Plummer–Vinson syndrome
- Siewert classification
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia – Overview
- Hiatus hernia – Overview
- Eosinophilic esophagitis – Radiology
- Types of Fundoplication
- Achalasia cardia – Clincal features, Radiology, Manometry,Rx
- AIMS65 score