Long-term comparison of external valvular stenting and stripping of varicose veins.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patella infera is a known complication of total knee arthroplasty, and the method of soft tissue closure is a possible contributing factor. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of knee position during surgical closure of capsule, subcutaneous tissue and skin on patella tendon length after total kn...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Clark S,Tee L,Sutherland A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Caecal bascule is a rare condition characterized by the inferior pole of the caecum folding on a horizontal axis antero-superiorly towards the ascending colon, potentially causing obstruction. An unusual variant of volvulus, diagnosis is challenging due to its obscurity. We present the experience of an Austr...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Park JS,Ng KS,Young CJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anastomotic dehiscence (AD) is the most feared complication following colonic and rectal anastomosis. Multiple attempts have been made to correlate the levels of biomarkers to the risk of AD. This study attempts to compare C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR)...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Walker PA,Kunjuraman B,Bartolo DCC

更新日期：2018-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anal intra-epithelial neoplasia (AIN) is believed to be a precursor to squamous cell carcinoma of the anus. The risk of developing anal cancer in patients with AIN, although known to occur, has been thought to be relatively low. This study reviews our experience with AIN, reviewing the incidence and risk fac...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Watson AJ,Smith BB,Whitehead MR,Sykes PH,Frizelle FA

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mastectomy for breast cancer treatment and prophylaxis has improved survival for patients. The advantage of implant reconstruction post mastectomy is that it avoids an additional donor site with its associated morbidity, which post-mastectomy autologous reconstruction necessitates. However, the deficiency of...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Chang LY,Hargreaves W,Segara D,Moisidis E

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High hospital-volume and service capability are associated with improved mortality following complex cancer surgery. Using a population-based study in Queensland, we assessed differences in mortality following oesophagectomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy, comparing high- and low-volume hospitals stratified by ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Narendra A,Baade PD,Aitken JF,Fawcett J,Smithers BM

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：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：INTRODUCTION:Lymph node metastases represent a diagnostic and management challenge in patients with disseminated medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Our understanding of microRNA (miRNA) profiles of metastatic disease also remains limited and may unveil novel therapeutic strategies for these patients. METHODS:MTC patie...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Gundara JS,Zhao JT,Gill AJ,Clifton-Bligh R,Robinson BG,Delbridge L,Sidhu SB

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urgent assessment of haematuria is critical to exclude malignancy. The objective of this study is to report the outcomes of the first 3 years of a dedicated haematuria clinic at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, a Victorian tertiary hospital. METHODS:All patients assessed in the haematuria clinic from April 201...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Sapre N,Hayes E,Bugeja P,Corcoran NM,Costello AJ,Anderson PD

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Late laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and sphincterotomy (ES) for common bile duct (CBD) stone clearance, two-stage LC (TSLC), is associated with difficult surgical dissection and an increased rate of conversion to open procedure. The purpose of th...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Beliaev AM,Booth M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection with multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative organisms leads to poorer outcomes in the critically ill burn patient. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for MDR Gram-negative pathogen infection in critically ill burn patients admitted to a major tertiary referral intensive care un...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Vickers ML,Dulhunty JM,Ballard E,Chapman P,Muller M,Roberts JA,Cotta MO

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-operative length of stay (LOS) is an increasingly important clinical indicator in general surgery. Despite this, no tool has been validated to predict LOS or readiness for discharge in general surgical patients. The de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) is a functional mobility assessment tool that has been ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Carroll GM,Hampton J,Carroll R,Smith SR

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical approach into the fissural parenchyma may be an important and modifiable factor for the prevention of air leak after anatomical lung resections. Fissureless fissure-last technique has been described as useful technique to reduce air leak, yet in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) data are l...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Stamenovic D,Bostanci K,Messerschmidt A,Tillmann J,Kostic M,Schneider T

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability to tolerate a tourniquet is often the limiting factor to elective and emergent procedures of the upper limb performed under local anaesthesia. This study aims to demonstrate that upper limb tourniquets are more predictably and better tolerated when inflated to 200 mmHg than to the traditional inf...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Lim E,Shukla L,Barker A,Trotter DJ

更新日期：2015-09-01 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:Intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) has increasingly been used in thyroid surgery by general, endocrine and head and neck surgeons. The purpose of this paper was to explore the prevalence and reasons for the usage of IONM in endocrine surgery in Australia and New Zealand. METHODS:A survey was sent to gen...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Leong DCW,Lo J,Ryan S,Nguyen H,Lisewski D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessing the role of laparoscopy in the management of intussusception. METHODS:A retrospective review of children aged up to 17 years who had surgery for intussusception at this institution between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2013. RESULTS:The cohort of 44 individuals (18 females) presented at a median...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Houben CH,Feng XN,Tang SH,Chan EK,Lee KH

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently in Australasia, concomitant cholecystolithiasis and choledocholithiasis are usually managed with two procedures: laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and pre or postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). This approach exposes the patient to the risk of complications from the common bil...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： March B,Burnett D,Gani J

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fournier's gangrene, first described by Dr Jean Alfred Fournier in 1883, still has a high mortality rate. The prognosis and outcome of such patients were analysed. METHODS:Forty-one patients with Fournier's gangrene were reviewed on the parameters of age, sex, aetiological agents, predisposing factors, trea...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Ayan F,Sunamak O,Paksoy SM,Polat SS,As A,Sakoglu N,Cetinkale O,Sirin F

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment decisions for metastatic spine disease are complex and depend on prognosis. Four prognostic systems in use are the Oswestry Risk Index, modified Bauer score (MBS), van der Linden score and New England Spinal Metastasis Score (NESMS). We aimed to determine the performance of these scoring systems in...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Cook WH,Baker JF

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the introduction of laparoscopic Tenckhoff catheter insertion in the early 1990s, catheter malposition resulting in malfunction remains a frequent complication, often requiring surgical or radiological intervention. In this pioneer study, we describe the technique of suturing the Tenckhoff catheter usin...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Rouse M,Choi J,Bakhit J,Soh B,Chan S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A survey conducted in 1992 found that New Zealand orthopaedic surgeons relied on non-pharmacological methods of deep vein thrombosis prevention in most arthroplasty patients and almost all hip fracture patients. This survey was repeated in 1999 to ascertain whether this pattern of use had changed. METHODS:A...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Walker N,Rodgers A,Gray H

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically, solitary thyroid nodules are common, being present in up to 50% of the elderly population. The majority are benign with thyroid cancer representing an uncommon clinical problem. Investigation should include careful history and examination and thyroid function tests. Toxic or autonomous nodules are rarely m...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Delbridge L

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metal-on-metal (MoM) hip resurfacings have been associated with the potential development of metallic debris and its associated pathology. Serum cobalt and chromium levels are a reliable surrogate marker of wear rates in MoM bearings. The aim of the study was to examine the trend in serum metal ion levels in...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Tai SM,Millard N,Munir S,Jenabzadeh AR,Walter LR,Walter WL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study was undertaken to assess the degree of myocardial injury, using troponin T (TnT), in off-pump coronary artery surgery (OPCAB) and in a comparable patient group undergoing conventional coronary artery graft surgery (CABG). METHODS:Twenty-seven OPCAB and 27 CABG patients were investigated. Bloo...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Bennetts JS,Baker RA,Ross IK,Knight JL

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While recent studies have shown patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) to achieve comparable post-operative outcomes to patients with primary osteoarthritis (OA), it is unclear whether DDH patients display better or worse preoperative function than the ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Boyle MJ,Singleton N,Frampton CM,Muir D

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Up to 20% of patients are dissatisfied after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). There are many contributing factors. The relationship between preoperative osteoarthritis (OA) severity and outcome post TKA remains unclear. This review explores the relationship between preoperative OA severity with patient reporte...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Youlden DJ,Dannaway J,Enke O

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish a proinflammatory cytokine profile of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) following trauma. BACKGROUND:Trauma is associated with a postinjury syndrome consisting of loss of weight and nitrogen, pyrexia, anorexia and fatigue. It has been proposed that cytokines are pathophysiologically involved in this syndr...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Chuang D,Power SE,Dunbar PR,Hill AG

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) is a new parathyroid localization technique not previously reported in Australia. It provides both functional and anatomical imaging in a single test, with superior sensitivity compared with sestamibi scintigraphy (SeS). This study examines the utility of 4DCT in...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Brown SJ,Lee JC,Christie J,Maher R,Sidhu SB,Sywak MS,Delbridge LW

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00