Dissolution of retained choledochal calculi.

abstract：:Pancreatic injuries are uncommon, difficult to diagnose and there is no uniform standard for treatment. The purpose of this study was to audit the management of pancreatic injuries in our practice. Equally important is to attempt to find out a simple management plan particularly in the era of increasing conservative t...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： el-Boghdadly S,al-Yousef Z,al Bedah K

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review aims to change clinical practice and alert clinicians to consider that unrecognised coeliac disease may present acutely with abdominal pain. Targeting patients who have non-specific abdominal pain or coeliac-associated symptoms/diseases may improve diagnosis. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Sanders DS,Azmy IA,Hurlstone DP

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inguinal hernia often presents as an emergency with obstruction and subsequent strangulation. We report a unique case where an inguinoscrotal sliding type hernia contained the entire hepatic flexure as its lead point, resulting in acute colonic obstruction and caecal wall perforation. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Skelly BL,Neill AK

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problems encountered in introducing a pulmonary artery (PA) pressure and cardiac output (CO) measurement facility in a district general hospital intensive care unit are enumerated. The indications for its use are briefly reviewed. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Smith HS

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied prospectively 247 consecutive patients given morphine by continuous intravenous infusion for 24 h to provide pain relief following elective abdominal surgery. Using a dose of 1 mg/kg supplemented by additional intramuscular morphine 5 mg as necessary, only 26% required more than two additional intramuscular...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Ray DC,Drummond GB

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one knees with isolated chronic deficiency of the anterior cruciate ligament have been treated by reconstruction using the ABC carbon and polyester bioprosthetic composite ligament; 16 were reviewed at an average of 34.6 months. The Lysholm score indicated a good or excellent result in nine knees (56%) with a s...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Campbell AC,Rae PS

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of pyomyositis of the piriformis muscle. This case, the first in the English speaking literature of piriformis involvement in a juvenile, serves to illustrate the need for a high index of suspicion when treating children with symptoms related to impalpable pathology deep in the pelvis and th...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Burton DJ,Enion D,Shaw DL

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This observational study investigated the incidence of distal radius fractures in children, to determine whether the rate is rising, the effect of seasonal variation on incidence and whether fracture type and rate of surgical intervention has changed, to help in determining costs for secondary care and to ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Mamoowala N,Johnson NA,Dias JJ

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The usual indications for oesophageal replacement in childhood are intractable corrosive strictures and long-gap oesophageal atresia. Generally, paediatric surgeons attempt to preserve the native oesophagus with repeat dilatations. However, when this is not successful, an appropriate conduit must be fashio...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Arul GS,Parikh D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty patients scheduled for vaginal surgery under lumbar epidural block were randomly allocated into two groups, one of which received ethamsylate intravenously prior to induction of anaesthesia. Ethamsylate did not reduce the blood loss at operation in these patients. The possible factors underlying this observation...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Smith GB,Eltringham RJ,Nightingale JJ

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult ingestion of caustic substances is an unusual but serious surgical problem, with injuries likely to be more extensive than those in the corresponding paediatric population. After initial stabilisation and airway management, clinicians are presented with a complex multisystemic problem, frequently requiring a mul...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Rollin M,Jaulim A,Vaz F,Sandhu G,Wood S,Birchall M,Dawas K

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe hand injuries constitute the largest number of acute referrals to this plastic surgery unit, the admission of these patients often displacing routine admissions due to bed shortages, thus increasing waiting list time. This study showed that a high percentage of these injuries were alcohol-related and were there...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Marston RA

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to determine whether tailoring the extent of resection would allow radical gastric cancer surgery to be performed safely in a UK population. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 180 consecutive patients (median age 70 years; male:female ratio 2:1) undergoing resection for gastric aden...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Lamb P,Sivashanmugam T,White M,Irving M,Wayman J,Raimes S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique of dissection of the sinuatrial node and of the atrioventricular node and main conducting bundles of the ox heart, without injection, is described. Museum specimens prepared in this way are illustrated. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Tompsett DH,Barrett GS

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information was collected about 302 women referred for breast symptoms and seen in surgical outpatient or outreach clinics during one month at two hospitals in Sheffield. Three-quarters of the women (n = 244) were referred to specialist breast clinics, 22% (n = 70) were referred to general surgical clinics and 3% (n =...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Laver RC,Reed MW,Harrison BJ,Newton PD

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to examine current orthopaedic training in the UK and objectively compare this with other English-speaking countries. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Syed S,Mirza AH,Ali A

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous cervical lymphocoeles are extremely rare. Their surgical management can pose many challenges with the lack of clear surgical planes potentiating risks. We present the case of a patient with an extensive right-sided cervical lymphocoele. Surgical excision would have involved extensive surgery with risk to ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Qureishi A,Silva P,Lamyman A,Cox G

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 45 patients undergoing a second operation for recurrent colorectal cancer is reported. The majority developed recurrence within 2 years of their initial surgery. Despite regular follow-up, in only 27% of patients submitted to further surgery was the recurrence detected at routine review, and only three of ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Pollard SG,Macfarlane R,Everett WG

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Extensor mechanism ruptures might be easily overlooked and misdiagnosed, and delayed diagnosis of quadriceps tendon rupture is frequent. However, the literature recommends early surgical repair within 72 h. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This paper describes a new simple clinical diagnostic test that directly evalu...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Jolles BM,Garofalo R,Gillain L,Schizas C

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred and forty consecutive patients received successful spinal anaesthesia with 0.5% plain bupivacaine. A small randomised study of 40 of these cases showed little difference between 3.5 and 3 ml; however, analysis of its use in 200 patients receiving 3.5 ml (mean block T10.5 +/- 1 segment) and 100 receiving ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Ryan DW,Pridie AK,Copeland PF

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 12 femoral herniae in children is presented. Nine were misdiagnosed, eight as inguinal hernia. Nine were reducible. The sex incidence, M:F was 7:5 and nine presented between the ages of 8 and 10 years. One presented as intestinal obstruction due to a Richter's hernia and two had had a previous ipsilateral ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Zaman K,Taylor JD,Fossard DP

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is a rare disorder due to coeliac trunk compression by the median arcuate ligament, resulting in coeliac artery stenosis characterised by chronic, recurrent abdominal pain. Patients with MALS are often middle-aged females presenting with a triad of postprandial epigastric pain, ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Rubinkiewicz M,Ramakrishnan PK,Henry BM,Roy J,Budzynski A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Short hospital stays and accelerated discharge within 72 hours following colorectal cancer resections have not been widely achieved. Series reporting on accelerated discharge involve heterogeneous patient populations and exclude important groups. Strict adherence to some discharge requirements may lead to...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Emmanuel A,Chohda E,Botfield C,Ellul J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is often used for patients who would not previously have been treated, due for example, to their poor general condition or their symptoms being relatively mild. The approximate overall initial success and complication rates are 80% and 10%, respectively. Iliac angioplasties ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Armstrong MW,Torrie EP,Galland RB

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of the suitability of the day surgery environment for most patients undergoing elective plastic surgery, day plastic surgery has not been universally adopted in the United Kingdom. The experience of one plastic surgeon gained in treating 5970 patients as day cases out of a total of 12,461 patients over 10 yea...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Ward C

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is considered by many to be the 'gold standard' treatment for benign prostatic enlargement. However, with the relatively recent introduction of pharmacological and other surgical treatment modalities, the performance of TURP appears to be in decline. METHODS:A ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Wilson JR,Urwin GH,Stower MJ

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of trephine colostomy is presented in which air insufflation incorrectly identified the distal limb. Disaster was averted by correct identification at laparotomy. The probable cause of the error and methods of avoidance are discussed. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Loder PB,Thomson JP

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Screening for prostate cancer with serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) remains a controversial topic. The UK NHS Executive has issued extensive guidance stressing the importance of adequate counselling prior to performing this test. This study aims to assess men's knowledge of the PSA test at the time of...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Lamplugh M,Gilmore P,Quinlan T,Cornford P

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data was collected on the techniques currently employed in adult inguinal hernia repair by means of a postal questionnaire to consultants in four Regional Health Authorities in England. Questionnaires were returned by 240 consultants (85%). This identified a considerable range in methods of repair, with a Moloney nylo...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Morgan M,Reynolds A,Swan AV,Beech R,Devlin HB

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern stapling equipment makes it possible to perform the vertical banded gastroplasty without major technical difficulties. Follow-up to date confirms its efficacy as a weight reducing procedure in the morbidly obese. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Harrison RA,Clark CG

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00