Serum interleukin-6 measurement in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

abstract：:Pancreaticobiliary reflux may occur either as a result of an anatomically abnormal pancreaticobiliary junction or because of a functionally impaired sphincter despite a normal radiological appearance. It is associated with a wide spectrum of biliary diseases, including gall bladder and bile duct carcinoma. Pancreatico...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Williams NE,Gundara JS,Hugh TJ,Samra JS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An enhanced fracture healing response has been reported in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). This has been attributed to circulating humoral factors that are thought to be proteins produced and released by the injured brain. However, these factors remain unknown. The aim of this study was to identi...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Cadosch D,Thyer M,Gautschi OP,Lochnit G,Frey SP,Zellweger R,Filgueira L,Skirving AP

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer of the small bowel is a rare entity but its incidence is rising. Historically, outcome is poor despite apparent curative resection. At present surgery remains the only treatment modality of proven benefit in the management of this disease. Recent data would suggest 5-year survival rates in the order of 40-50% a...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Hutchins RR,Bani Hani A,Kojodjojo P,Ho R,Snooks SJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chance meetings in the USA and in France lead to the realization of the potential for cholecystectomy to be performed laparoscopically. Outlined are the steps taken to learn the technique and perform the first such operation in Australia (with unusual circumstances), immediately followed by the introduction of audit a...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Hardy KJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to audit the blood transfusion practice throughout the Epworth Healthcare Hospitals for patients undergoing primary total hip replacement (THR). We determined if blood-saving techniques were having an impact on the risk of allogenic blood transfusion and which patients were at risk ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Wong S,Tang H,de Steiger R

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to review the discrepancies in Gleason scores (GS) of prostate biopsies and radical prostatectomy specimens and the effects of multiple-needle biopsies on scoring accuracy. METHODS:One hundred patients who had undergone consecutive radical prostatectomies (RP) between January 2004 ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Ooi K,Samali R

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pilonidal sinus (PS) is a benign disease for which different treatment modalities are used, varying from non-surgical treatments to surgical treatments with flap use for big defects. High recurrence is the main problem in complicated cases. We presented complete natal cleft excision with kite incision and fa...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Ozdemir H,Unal Ozdemir Z,Sunamak O

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is the operation of choice for benign adrenal lesions. During laparoscopic surgery, vessels are usually ligated with diathermy, ligaclips, staplers or ultrasonic coagulators. Use of the electrothermal bipolar vessel sealer (LigaSure; Valleylab, Boulder, CO, USA) has recently been described i...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Soon PS,Yeh MW,Sywak MS,Sidhu SB

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Desmoplastic melanoma (DM) is a rare subtype of cutaneous malignant melanoma reported to have a high local recurrence rate with surgical excision alone. The incidence of regional and distant metastasis is considered to be lower than traditional cutaneous melanoma, warranting more aggressive treatment of loca...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Foote MC,Burmeister B,Burmeister E,Bayley G,Smithers BM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients presenting in urinary retention secondary to prostatic obstruction are offered transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) to free them from long-term catheterization. Short-term success is well understood, but there is scarce data about effect of age on outcome, quality of life and catheter-free...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Losco G,Mark S,Jowitt S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical decision making is a core competency of surgical practice, involving a continuous and evolving process of data interpretation and evaluation. The aim of this article is twofold. First, to recognize patient deaths where a clinical incident arose following unsatisfactory clinical decision making, dete...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Davis SS,Babidge WJ,McCulloch GAJ,Maddern GJ

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trastuzumab increases disease-free and overall survival in HER-2-positive, early breast cancer. In 2007, the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre recommended that patients with HER-2 positive cancers (node positive or node negative tumours >1 cm) be offered adjuvant trastuzumab with chemotherapy. The ai...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Whitfield R,Kollias J,De Silva P,Zorbas H,Maddern G

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to develop a points-based approach to prioritize patients for elective transurethral resection of the prostate and to determine the relative contributions that clinical and psychosocial characteristics should make to a measurement of urgency for surgery. Another objective was to mea...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Curtis AJ,Wolfe R,Russell CO,Costello AJ,Travis DG,Snow R,McNeil JJ

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is conflicting evidence regarding the oncological impact of anastomotic leak following colorectal cancer surgery. This study aims to test the hypothesis that anastomotic leak is independently associated with local recurrence and overall and cancer-specific survival. METHODS:Analysis of prospectively c...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Sammour T,Hayes IP,Jones IT,Steel MC,Faragher I,Gibbs P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A reversal of Hartmann's procedure can be performed using either a laparoscopic or open approach. However, laparoscopic reversal (LR) of Hartmann's procedure is challenging. This study was designed to compare the results between open and laparoscopic approaches. METHODS:This was a retrospective study of pro...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Kwak HD,Kim J,Kang DW,Baek SJ,Kwak JM,Kim SH

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Refractory ascites is a serious complication for patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. Saphenous-peritoneal shunting is a possible surgical treatment for its relief, but tends to lead to higher groin infections. The purpose of the present paper was to determine whether a modified procedure could resol...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Chen JH,Liu HD,Yu JC,Chen CJ,Shih ML,Liu YC,Hsieh CB

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of occult metastatic thyroid carcinoma presenting with neurological deficits are reviewed. In each case the patient's initial presentation was with symptoms of neurological deficiency secondary to a spinal cord compression. All patients received a combination of surgery, external beam radiotherapy and post...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Izzard M,McIvor N,Chaplin J,Ianovski I

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected communities worldwide. This study examines the impact that public health measures to control viral spread have had on orthopaedic trauma presenting to an Australian level 1 trauma centre. We hypothesized that the volume of orthopaedic trauma in th...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Probert AC,Sivakumar BS,An V,Nicholls SL,Shatrov JG,Symes MJ,Ellis AM

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ambiguity remains about the effectiveness of wearing surgical face masks. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact on surgical site infections (SSIs) when non-scrubbed operating room staff did not wear surgical face masks. METHODS:Eight hundred twenty-seven participants undergoing elective or emer...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Webster J,Croger S,Lister C,Doidge M,Terry MJ,Jones I

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) following the surgery of intra-articular fractures of distal femur. METHODS:Between July 2014 and December 2017, inpatient medical records of consecutive patients who had intra-articular fractures of distal femur treated by open redu...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Xu H,Yu L,Li Y,Gong Z

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) refers to compression of the neurovascular structures in the region between the scalene muscles and the first rib, or by anatomical abnormalities such as cervical rib, fibrous bands and other variations in the scalene musculature. METHODS:Our experience with 63 consecutive ope...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Samarasam I,Sadhu D,Agarwal S,Nayak S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skull base surgery has gone through significant changes with the development of extended endoscopic endonasal approaches over the last decade. Initially used for the transphenoidal removal of hypophyseal adenomas, the endoscopic transnasal approach gradually evolved into a way of accessing the whole ventral skull base...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Oostra A,van Furth W,Georgalas C

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on the effect of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) on bowel function are controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of postcholecystectomy diarrhoea (PCD) and to identify patient characteristics that can be used as predictors in daily practice. METHODS:In 100 consecutive patien...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Fisher M,Spilias DC,Tong LK

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gastrocnemius muscle is versatile in flap repair of defects from anterior knee to lower leg. We describe a case of extensor reconstruction using an extended medial gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap. A medial gastrocnemius flap was raised distal to its musculotendinous insertion. At its point of rotation, it was anch...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Warrier SK,Mah E,Morrison WA

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patterns of myocardial revascularization have changed significantly over the past decade. There has been a relative decrease of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) compared with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and some patients are undergoing PCI for coronary lesions traditionally reserved for CABG. The mi...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Edelman JJ,Wilson MK,Bannon PG,Vallely MP

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most public hospitals are receiving more referrals for first specialist assessment than they have capacity to see. Traditional priority categories are too broad for effective discrimination. In New Zealand (NZ) explicit prioritization is required by legislation and supported by the Medical Council of NZ. A n...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Gwynne-Jones DP,Wilson R,McEwan C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The work hours of junior doctors have been in the spotlight since the mid-1980s. Rostering and the structure of surgical units aim to balance quality and continuity of patient care with reasonable working hours. METHODS:Actual hours worked during two 12-week surgical registrar rosters were compared. Complia...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Wysocki AP,McGowan B

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incidence of the gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma is increasing. Siewert's classification subdivides junctional adenocarcinomas anatomically. Cytokeratin (CK) 7 and 20 immunophenotypes differentiate Barrett's intestinal metaplasia (IM) from gastric IM. Comparing CK immunostaining with Siewert's cla...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Shearer CJ,Going JJ,Neilson LJ,Stuart RC

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:McCune-Albright Syndrome is a rare condition characterized by endocrine abnormalities, precocious puberty, pigmented skin lesions and polyostotic fibrous dysplasia with consequent fractures and limb deformity. Patients with this syndrome might have had multiple operations on a limb and might also have extensive intern...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Garvan JD,Trantalis JN

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was the achievement of Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) to redefine the understanding of human anatomy; and that of Homer was to write the first historical novel. This paper offers a link between the works of these two venturers, by way of an examination of the clinical anatomy of the clavicle. ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Beasley AW

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00