Delivery of surgical care in Samoa: perspectives on capacity, barriers and opportunities by local providers.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internal pancreatic fistulas are well recognized complications of chronic pancreatitis. METHODS:Six patients with internal pancreatic fistulas were treated over a period of 5 years from 1995 to 1999. Four patients presented with ascites, one patient presented with ascites and bilateral pleural effusion and ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Kaman L,Behera A,Singh R,Katariya RN

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

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:Although current progress in surgical instruments is oriented towards stapler devices, minimally invasive instrumentation and advanced cautery tools, it definitely seems intriguing to determine what instruments were used in antiquity and to appraise their use. Most adequate information can be retrieved from ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Papadakis M,de Bree E,Trompoukis C,Manios A

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A proportion of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) develop necrosis. Around a third will become infected, and this is associated with a significant requirement for intervention and support. We evaluated the burden of necrotizing pancreatitis (NP) in an Australian tertiary hospital with regards to morbidit...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Shilton H,Breen D,Gupta S,Evans P,Pilgrim C

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO) and chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) are distinct clinical entities in which patients present similarly with symptoms of a mechanical obstruction without an occlusive lesion. Unfortunately, they also share the issues related to a delay in diagnosis, including inappro...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Bernardi MP,Warrier S,Lynch AC,Heriot AG

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sentinel node biopsy is an accurate method for staging the axilla in early (small) breast cancers. However, data for the role of this technique for large breast cancers remain limited. METHOD:From the Royal Adelaide Hospital Sentinel Node database and the SNAC trial database, 100 subjects were identified wi...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Beumer JD,Gill G,Campbell I,Wetzig N,Ung O,Farshid G,Uren R,Stockler M,Gebski V

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To ascertain if post-operative drain fluid lipase is superior to amylase in routinely detecting clinically significant post-operative pancreatic fistulae (POPF). METHOD:Between January 2015 and March 2016 data were collected on all patients undergoing pancreatic surgery at a regional referral centre. Routin...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Griffith D,Hanna T,Wong K,Reece-Smith A,Aroori S,Bowles M,Stell D,Briggs C

更新日期：2018-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to assess the survival of patients who underwent peritonectomy, to assess the morbidity and mortality associated with the procedure and to review the published reports on the survival of patients with peritoneal spread of colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS:Peritonectomy involves resection of a...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Shehata M,Chu F,Saunders V,Kam PC,Links M,Morris DL

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Surgical Research Society of Australasia (SRS) was established in 1961. The main intent was to promote surgical research, especially by young surgeons. The 50th Scientific Meeting of the SRS is due to be held in 2002. METHODS:Selected information was extracted from the programme books for the scientific...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Hall JC,Ludbrook J

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancers represent a heterogenous group of tumours. While left segmental colectomy is an accepted and oncologically safe practice for left-sided colonic cancer (CC), some authors suggest that limited segmental resection of right-sided cancer should be debated in order to preserve length of the rese...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Siebert M,Trilling B,Lamotte A,Taton N,Bellier A,Faucheron JL

更新日期：2018-07-01 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:Idiopathic megacolon (IMC) is an uncommon disease in adults. To date, only a few laparoscopic experiences and functional outcomes of IMC have been reported. This study was to retrospectively analyse our 12 year surgical experience and functional outcomes in adult patients with IMC. METHODS:A 12-year retrosp...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Wang L,Zheng H,Tian Y,Mou J,Zhang L,Liu B,Tong W

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumours of the gastrointestinal tract and make up 1-2% of all gastrointestinal malignancies. Traditionally, the treatment of choice for primary disease is surgical resection; however, no single surgeon or institution gets extensive expo...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Siu J,Lim M,Fischer J,Dobbs B,Wakeman C,Ing A,Frizelle F

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In his position as curator of the Cowlishaw collection of historical medical books in the Library of the College, Kenneth Russell prepared the definitive catalogue of the collection. This catalogue is comprehensive and for almost all entries there is an annotation that demonstrates his meticulous attention to detail a...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Thurston A

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2009 American Thyroid Association (ATA) three-tiered risk stratification, and its updated version in 2015, provided clearer guidance on the use of radioactive iodine (RAI) ablation in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients. This study examines the impact of these guidelines on RAI use in our instit...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Sia Y,Dave RV,Nour D,Miller JA,Skandarajah AR,Tasevski R

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the seventeenth century, Holland and the allied provinces of the northern Netherlands won final independence from their Spanish overlords and formed a worldwide economic empire. Dutch ships dominated the seas from the Caribbean to Japan and reconnoitred the coasts of Australia and New Zealand. Dutch society was cos...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Simpson D

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pathological complete response following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for locally advanced rectal cancer is associated with reduced local recurrence and improved long-term outcome. However, the prognostic value of a partial response, or of tumour regression in patients with metastatic disease, is less...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： McCoy MJ,Hemmings C,Hillery S,Penter C,Bulsara MK,Zeps N,Platell CF

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients may present with a resectable pancreatic tumour in the context of a concurrent primary extra-pancreatic malignancy. These patients pose a dilemma regarding their suitability for surgery. We evaluated our experience with such patients who underwent pancreatic resection with curative intent and detail...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Mehta S,Tan GI,Nahm CB,Chua TC,Pearson A,Gill AJ,Samra JS,Mittal A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic constipation is a common condition in both adults and children. Children with chronic constipation frequently have symptoms that continue into adulthood. In the second part of the review we describe advances in the identification of abnormalities in the control of motility. The role of neurotransmitters in bot...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： King SK,Sutcliffe JR,Hutson JM,Southwell BR

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thyroid nodules are common and the principal method of diagnosis is fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). METHODS:To determine the value of FNAC in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules, thyroid cytology of 253 patients with definitive histology after surgery was analyzed from 1992 to 2002. FNAC was correlated...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Morgan JL,Serpell JW,Cheng MS

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent analyses of the surgical literature have suggested a general trend towards increasing numbers of published articles and an improved quality of evidence produced. The aim of this bibliometric analysis was to identify trends in the publication of general surgical research in New Zealand from 1996 to 201...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Wells CI,Robertson JP,O'Grady G,Bissett IP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac arrhythmia after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery is a common complication of cardiac surgery. The effect of serum magnesium, hypomagnesaemia treatment and prophylactic administration of magnesium in the development and prevention of arrhythmias is controversial and there are many diffe...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Mohammadzadeh A,Towfighi F,Jafari N

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Thrombosis of the hepatic artery following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) can be a devastating com-plication impacting on recipient outcome. The utility of routine intraoperative flow measurements of the hepatic artery in predicting subsequent hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) is presented in this st...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Lin M,Crawford M,Fisher J,Hitos K,Verran D

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carbon dioxide (CO2) insufflation during colonoscopy was reported to reduce pain, but data are limited. The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to assess the effect of CO2 insufflation on pain during and after colonoscopy. METHODS:Patients were randomized into CO2 insufflation (CO2i) or air in...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Wong JC,Yau KK,Cheung HY,Wong DC,Chung CC,Li MK

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with rupture in elderly patients with acute appendicitis. METHODS:The medical records of 601 consecutive patients >60 years of age with acute appendicitis between 1995 and 2005 were retrospectively reviewed. Historical, clinical and laboratory factors...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Sheu BF,Chiu TF,Chen JC,Tung MS,Chang MW,Young YR

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anticoagulation treatment in the community is common. This investigation was undertaken to determine the frequency of patient surgical admission with conditions associated with over-anticoagulation in the community and the surgical resource required to effectively and safely manage these patients acutely. M...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Nimmo M,Armstrong D,Koea JB

更新日期：2018-04-01 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: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:Most large-volume centres use left heart bypass (LHB) as their preferred organ protection strategy during repair of descending thoracic aortic (DTA) and thoracoabdominal aortic (TAA) pathologies. We investigate the use of hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) for similar pathologies and compare the outcomes o...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Papadimas E,Tan YK,Qi Q,Ng JJ,Kofidis T,Teoh K,Sorokin V,Choong AMTL

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The central venous access port device (CVAPD) provides reliable vascular access and is used for delivery of fluids and for obtaining blood samples. However, it can carry some intra- and post-operative complications such as thrombosis, pneumothorax, catheter fracture and port malposition. This article describ...

journal_title：ANZ journal of surgery

authors： Fosh B,Canepa M,Eaton M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00