Pilot study of operative fixation of fractured ribs in patients with flail chest.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reported success rates in endoscopic sinus surgery vary from 74 to 97%. However, the methods of evaluation and the functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) techniques are not standard in these series. In our practice, some patients failed to attend the 3-monthly follow up claiming all was well. With this e...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Fernandes SV

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute appendicitis (AA) is a common indication for urgent abdominal surgery. CA-125 glycoprotein antigen is a non-specific marker for epithelial ovarian cancer; CA-125 serum levels also increased in the conditions of peritoneal inflammation. The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between serum ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Berger Y,Nevler A,Shwaartz C,Lahat E,Zmora O,Gutman M,Shabtai M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laying open (deroofing, not excision) and curettage of the sinus is a minimally invasive procedure to treat pilonidal disease. A consensus on its efficacy and outcomes has not been reached. We reviewed and meta-analysed the efficacy of this procedure. METHODS:PubMed, Medline, Scopus, Ovid, Cochrane central ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Garg P,Menon GR,Gupta V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nipple adenoma is a rare and benign type of breast tumour. Because of the lack of proper understanding, it is easily overlooked and misdiagnosed by doctors. The aim of the study is to improve clinicians' awareness of the disease. METHODS:Evaluation of the complaints such as blood discharge or nodules on the...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Wang C,Wang X,Ma R

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight patients with mammary gland tuberculosis were evaluated over a 5-year period presenting to the surgical unit of our institution. Unilateral involvement of the breast in a woman presenting at an average age of 29 years was the commonest observation. A lump in the breast with or without discharging sinuses ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Harris SH,Khan MA,Khan R,Haque F,Syed A,Ansari MM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compared with other doctors, surgeons are at an increased risk of medicolegal events, including patient complaints and negligence claims. This retrospective study aimed to describe the frequency and nature of complaints involving surgeons compared with physicians. METHODS:We assembled a national data set of...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Tibble HM,Broughton NS,Studdert DM,Spittal MJ,Hill N,Morris JM,Bismark MM

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of severe injury is an important health statistic. When accurate injury data are linked to census population data a reference dataset can be obtained. This information is vital to direct injury prevention and trauma system development. METHODS:Severe injury was defined as death or injury severity...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Creamer GL,Civil I,Koelmeyer T,Adams D,Cacala S,Thompson J

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide; whilst approximately 20% of patients have hepatic disease at presentation. Hepatic resection remains the gold standard of care; however, it is associated with significant morbidity. We sought to establish whether the lymphocyte-to-monocyte r...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： McCluney SJ,Giakoustidis AA,Segler A,Bissel J,Miller RL,Valente R,Hutchins RR,Abraham A,Bhattacharya S,Kocher HM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of our study was to identify the demographics and complications in elderly cervical spine injuries and predictive factors for surgery, complications and mortality. We hypothesized younger healthier patients were more likely to undergo surgical intervention. METHODS:A retrospective review of 225 cons...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Bokhari AR,Sivakumar B,Sefton A,Lin JL,Smith MM,Gray R,Hartin N

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a major contributor to respiratory morbidity and mortality after oesophagectomy. Several pre-, intra- and post-operative factors are thought to predispose to its development in the post-oesophagectomy period. The aim of this study was to determine factors predisp...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Paul DJ,Jamieson GG,Watson DI,Devitt PG,Game PA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of carotid endarterectomy in octogenarians is unclear as this age group was not included in the major trials of carotid surgery. The aim of the present study was to determine the trends and early outcome of carotid endarterectomy performed in octogenarians at a single institution. METHODS:A retrosp...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Varghese R,Norman P

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article was presented at the conjoint CSSA and RACS (colorectal section) spring meeting Queensland, Australia, September 2004. The adenoma-carcinoma sequence describes a succession of events from polypoid adenoma to colorectal cancer. However, this model only accounts for up to two-thirds of colorectal cancers. T...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Speake D,Biyani D,Frizelle FA,Watson AJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 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:Several previous studies have shown that Gastrografin can be utilized to triage patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) to an operative or a non-operative course. Previous studies assessing the therapeutic effect of Gastrografin have been confounded by post-administration radiology alerting the...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Burge J,Abbas SM,Roadley G,Donald J,Connolly A,Bissett IP,Hill AG

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Royal Colleges of Surgeons and Surgical Specialty Associations in the UK have introduced competence-based syllabi and curricula for surgical training. The syllabi of the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme (ISCP) and Orthopaedic Curriculum and Assessment Programme (OCAP) define the core competencies, tha...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Beard J,Rowley D,Bussey M,Pitts D

更新日期：2009-03-01 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:Major trauma activation is a process that mobilizes personnel and resources required to care for severely injured patients. Exsanguinating truncal trauma patients require an additional response beyond major trauma activation aimed at expediting haemorrhage control. To address this requirement, 'Code Crimson'...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Tovmassian D,Hameed AM,Ly J,Pathmanathan N,Devadas M,Gomez D,Hsu JM

更新日期：2020-04-01 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:The Australian Safety and Efficacy Register for New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S) was contracted by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care to audit the procedure of endoluminal repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. The purpose of the audit was to examine the safety and efficacy...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Boult M,Babidge W,Anderson J,Denton M,Fitridge R,Harris J,Lawrence-Brown M,May J,Myerstt K,Maddern G

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Removal of part or all of the parotid gland may leave a visible contour defect and may also be associated with complications such as Frey's syndrome. These aesthetic and functional issues can be addressed using dermofat graft reconstruction. The aim of this study is to assess patient satisfaction and complic...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Pham M,Eviston TJ,Clark JR

更新日期：2017-12-01 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:Gallstone disease is a worldwide problem causing morbidity, mortality and a drain on health-care resources. This prospective study aimed to investigate the spectrum of gallstone types in New Zealand and relate these to known risk factors. METHODS:Gallstone samples were collected from 107 patients undergoing...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Stringer MD,Fraser S,Gordon KC,Sharples K,Windsor JA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemical burns account for relatively few admissions to a burns unit. These injuries, however, deserve separate consideration because of their ability to cause continuing tissue destruction, their potential to cause systemic toxicity and the value of early treatment with copious lavage. Widespread inexperien...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Ricketts S,Kimble FW

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Electrical stimulation of the visual cortex with surface electrodes is able to elicit basic visual perceptions in blind patients. The development of a visual prosthesis for the blind will require an in-vivo model for the optimization of cortical neurostimulation with multielectrode arrays. METHODS:In anaest...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Chowdhury V,Morley JW,Coroneo MT

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Nuss procedure is a new minimally invasive repair for pectus excavatum that was first published in 1998. Modifications in technique are constantly evolving to minimize complications, especially bar displacement, which are higher in adolescents and adults. The present study reviews our early experience wi...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Ong CC,Choo K,Morreau P,Auldist A

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are currently over 700 active female Fellows of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, accounting for just less than 10% of the surgical workforce. The first female Fellow of the College was Lillian Violet Cooper, of Queensland, who was admitted to Fellowship on 17 June 1927. Over the following half century...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Neuhaus SJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of splenectomy remains unclear in patients with gastric cancer who undergo total gastrectomy. The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the impact of splenectomy on circulating T-lymphocyte subsets and survival in advanced gastric cancer. METHODS:Analysis of lymphocyte subsets was perform...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Cho MY,Kroh MD,Joh YG,Suh SO

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of computed tomography (CT) for the evaluation of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute abdominal pain has increased. We set out to investigate its effectiveness. METHODS:A prospective study conducted at a tertiary referral centre between August and September 2012, utilizin...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Systermans BJ,Devitt PG

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malignant blue nevus, blue nevus-associated melanoma and blue nevus-like melanoma are all terms used to describe malignant melanomas arising from, in association with, or resembling blue nevi. This review is aimed at summarizing the available literature to reduce the confusion surrounding this rare malignanc...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Borgenvik TL,Karlsvik TM,Ray S,Fawzy M,James N

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00