Endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy: successful in hyperhidrosis but can the indications be extended?

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：:Circumcision is one of the commonest operations performed throughout the world for ritual, traditional or medical reasons. Self-circumcision may lead to disastrous complications. There have been reports of the complications following use of the constricting devices for improved sexual performance and for auto-erotic i...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Sagar J,Sagar B,Shah DK

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 24 patients where the lower border of a cervical goitre was poorly defined, the value of simple lung function tests in the prediction of the presence of a retrosternal goitre was assessed. At operation there were nine patients with retrosternal extension (Group I) and 15 without (Group II). The preoperative PEF rat...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Stephenson BM,Shandall AA,Griffith GH

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:As a result of a single spinal injury seen at Frimley Park Hospital, we reviewed the injuries recorded at the Army School of Physical Training since December 1996. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This was a retrospective review of all acute accidents and injuries recorded in the Accident Book since its inception. R...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Griffiths DE,Hargrove R,Clasper J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory fibroblastic tumours are very rare. They are mostly located in the respiratory system. We present three cases of patients with fibroblastic tumours. The diversity of inflammatory fibroblastic tumours in the respiratory system and the surgical considerations are discussed. Our recommendation is that treatm...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Lodhia JV,Christensen TD,Trotter SE,Bishay ES

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is considered the gold standard surgical treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia. The number of TURPs performed has declined significantly over the last three decades owing to pharmaceutical therapy. TURP da...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Young MJ,Elmussareh M,Morrison T,Wilson JR

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:Arterial disease changes the shape of Doppler ultrasound waveforms recorded noninvasively from arteries in the lower limbs. These changes can be described numerically by computer analysis of waveforms, and techniques currently in use are pulsatility index, Laplace transform and principal component analysis. These wave...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Campbell WB

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An Orthopaedic Surgeon's Assistant has been part of the orthopaedic surgical team at Hastings since 1983. Having a suitably trained person in post ensures continuity and stability and enhances the treatment of patients, the performance of the department and the training offered to Higher Surgical Trainees. Discussion ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Stenhouse N,Gallannaugh SC

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical, operative, and conventional radiological criteria may provide insufficient indications for exploration of the common bile duct. The technique of contact cholangiography improves the radiographic definition, especially in the obese, and has resulted in more positive choledochotomies and in fewer negative expl...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Baxter-Smith DC,Middleton MD

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature of inhaled foreign bodies in the respiratory tract and problems in their removal are reviewed with reference to experience in a series of 41 cases, 36 of them in children under 4 years old. Bronchoscopic removal under general anaesthesia is preferred to inhalational therapy and postural drainage. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Bose P,El Mikatti N

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Faecal incontinence is a prevalent and important condition, with a range of treatment options. Neuromodulation via sacral nerve stimulators is efficacious, but expensive and associated with complications due to device implantation. Peripheral neuromodulation via posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) ha...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Findlay JM,Yeung JM,Robinson R,Greaves H,Maxwell-Armstrong C

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroperitoneal paragangliomas are rare tumours arising from neural crest cells located near or in the autonomic nervous system; right from the skull bass to the pelvic floor. Often called the great masqueraders, their diagnosis and treatment is often difficult and fraught with danger, considering the close proximity ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Parmar K,Chandna A,Kumar S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the widespread use of the EEA stapling device, little is known about the eventual fate of the stapled anastomosis. In a study of 38 stapled colonic anastomoses the staples were found to have passed out rectally in 11 patients (29%) within 6 months of surgery. Staple loss occurred only when the small or medium ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Kissin MW,Cox AG,Wilkins RA,Kark AE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) is a mandatory examination to enter higher surgical specialty training in the UK. It is designed to help to ensure that successful candidates are competent to practice as higher surgical trainees. The annual review of competence progres...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Scrimgeour D,Brennan PA,Griffiths G,Lee AJ,Smith F,Cleland J

更新日期：2018-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to identify prospectively 'concealed' postoperative problems, to assess the burden of paediatric day care surgery on primary care services and to define a normal recovery period for common children's procedures. At their first postoperative clinic visit, patients and parents were asked dire...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： de la Hunt MN

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of erectile dysfunction has been revolutionised with the introduction of orally active phosphodiesterase inhibitors which are successful in 70-80% of men. However, there remain a group of men in whom conservative treatment fails and surgical insertion of a penile prosthesis is required. This type of surg...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Jain S,Terry TR

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral cavity cancers are on the increase in the UK. Understanding site-specific epidemiological trends is important for cancer control measures. This study demonstrates the changing epidemiological trends in lip, intra-oral cavity and tongue base cancers in south-east England from 1987 to 2006. AIM: METHODS...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Olaleye O,Ekrikpo U,Lyne O,Wiseberg J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Annual General Meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists for 1983 was held at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 14th January 1983. The following are abstracts of the papers presented. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors：

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:John Hunter's observations on dental caries are described and various early speculative theories of its nature and causation are mentioned. With the demonstration in the late 19th century of the chemicoparasitic nature of the late 19th century of the chemicoparasitic nature of the disease attention focused on dietary ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Cohen B

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of preoperative intraincisional (POII) single dose antibiotic prophylaxis has the advantage of providing extremely high concentrations of antibiotic along all layers of the wound, whilst achieving adequate systemic concentrations throughout the operation. In a single blind controlled trial, 250 patients underg...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Taylor TV,Dawson DL,de Silva M,Shaw SJ,Durrans D,Makin D

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1999, a statement of best practice in primary total hip replacement was approved by the Council of the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and by the British Hip Society (BHS) to provide a basis for regional and national auditable standards. We have compared practice in the North West Region of England ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Malik MH,Gambhir AK,Bale L,Pradhan N,Porter ML

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of regional anaesthesia for hand surgery is described. This has been successfully carried out in a series of 179 patients treated as day cases. The advantages and disadvantages of the technique are discussed. Emphasis is placed on careful patient selection and attention to detail in applying the techniqu...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Slack CJ,Sylvester BS

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of the secretin-pancreozymin test, duodenal aspirate cytology and hypotonic duodenography (the Triple Test), performed during a single duodenal intubation in patients with pancreatic or ampullary carcinoma, chronic pancreatitis and non-pancreatic disease were analysed retrospectively. Thirty-five of 36 car...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Thompson HH,Brown CL,Murray RS,Wingate DL,Ritchie HD

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chylothorax is a well-recognised complication of oesophagectomy, occurring in around 3% of cases. If managed conservatively, the mortality rate can be over 50%. We describe our experience of managing a patient with a chylothorax following oesophagectomy, and the use of a blood patch (a novel technique) to overcome per...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Windhaber RA,Holbrook AG,Krysztopik RJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to determine the awareness of Clostridium difficile infection amongst healthcare professionals. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:A total of 132 healthcare professionals (18 consultants, 40 trainee doctors, and 74 nursing staff) in our hospital were randomly surveyed using a questionnaire con...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Aroori S,Blencowe N,Pye G,West R

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total colectomy, mucosal proctectomy and ileal pouch formation has been carried out in 18 patients over a 4 year period. The rectum was divided 5 cm above the anorectal junction and a J-shaped ileal pouch was formed with a 15 cm limb. Two patients had an initial colectomy for toxic dilatation of the colon and mucosal ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Taylor TV

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A term neonate was born with a grossly swollen and discoloured left hand and forearm. He was transferred from the local hospital to the plastic surgical unit, where a diagnosis of compartment syndrome was made and he underwent emergency forearm fasciotomies at six hours of age. Following serial debridements of necroti...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Martin B,Treharne L

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:INTRODUCTION In our regional spinal injuries unit, complex pressure ulcer reconstruction is facilitated by a monthly multidisciplinary team clinic. This study reviews a series of the more complex of these patients who underwent surgery as a joint case between plastics and other surgical specialties, aiming to provide ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Thomson CH,Choudry M,White C,Mecci M,Siddiqui H

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood achalasia is an uncommon condition characterised by the absence of oesophageal peristalsis together with increased resting pressure and failure of relaxation of the lower oesophageal sphincter. The currently accepted management is a modified Heller's cardiomyotomy with Nissen fundoplication; however, the lon...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Morris-Stiff G,Khan R,Foster ME,Lari J

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00