Cross-leg flap repair: a suggested change of routine.

abstract：:A new surgical approach to the sublingual salivary gland is described, the key feature of which is the use of a flap rather than the usual incision. The flap includes the submandibular duct and, because of the relationship of the duct and lingual nerve, allows early identification of the latter before dissection of th...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Yates C

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study is to ascertain the accuracy of diagnostic ultrasound in the assessment of the occult abdominal and groin herniae. The authors have previously demonstrated its efficacy in diagnosing the type of clinical groin herniae but occult herniae provide a further diagnostic problem. PATIENTS ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Bradley M,Morgan J,Pentlow B,Roe A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a 12-month prospective study of 113 patients show that intravenous urography has no place in the management of men with acute urinary retention without haematuria. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Gajraj HA,Taube M

更新日期：1989-03-01 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:Acute cholecystitis is among the most common general surgical presentations. There is a cohort of patients who develop systemic sepsis and complications of acute cholecystitis. These patients are often elderly and co-morbid. Conservative management with percutaneous cholecystostomy has been shown to be a s...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Flexer SM,Peter MB,Durham-Hall AC,Ausobsky JR

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of sharps injury reporting amongst surgeons. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:A total of 164 surgeons completed a questionnaire on the reporting of sharps injuries, on the reasons for not reporting and their practise of universal precautions. RESULTS:Out of 164 surgeon...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Kerr HL,Stewart N,Pace A,Elsayed S

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubular ectasia of the rete testis is a pathologically benign process with complex and varied aetiology. It must be differentiated from neoplastic disease of the testis clinically with patient age, mode of presentation, tumour marker status and the characteristic ultrasound and Doppler study findings. Awareness and di...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Nair R,Abbaraju J,Rajbabu K,Anjum F,Sriprasad S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cochlear implants are surgically inserted electrical devices that enable severely or profoundly deaf individuals to interpret sounds from their environment and communicate more effectively. As a result of their electrical nature, they are susceptible to electromagnetic interference and can be damaged by e...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Frampton SJ,Ismail-Koch H,Mitchell TE

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Admission for overnight or longer hospital stay from a day-case unit is an unwelcome event. This audit was designed to identify the incidence of unplanned admissions and also to detect the potential factors for such overstays. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Details of plastic surgical day-case patients were obtaine...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Mandal A,Imran D,McKinnell T,Rao GS

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to identify whether clinicians are obtaining a valid consent for surgery, and ascertain the parents' perception of parental responsibility when giving consent for their children. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Adults consenting for 100 children were questioned about the possession of paren...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Elmalik K,Wheeler RA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oesophageal cancer is an increasingly common disease in the UK. Sadly, the overall results of treatment remain poor with overall 5 year survival of approximately 10%. More than 50% of patients receive purely palliative care from the outset. Of those having potentially curative treatment, 40% will not survive the first...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Bancewicz J

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to reduce the high recurrence rate after repair of parastomal hernia, a technique was devised in which non-absorbable mesh was used to provide a permanent closure of the gap between the emerging bowel and abdominal wall. Seven patients were treated during the period 1990-1992. Five-year follow-up has giv...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Morris-Stiff G,Hughes LE

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of surgical treatment for portal hypertension during a 23-year period in a regional unit is reported and the immediate and subsequent management of patients with bleeding oesophageal varices is discussed. Fifty-four patients with recurrent varix haemorrhage uncontrolled by conservative methods h...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Kirby R,Burke FD,Jones JD

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized controlled trial has been conducted into the effects of discharging patients from hospital either at 48 h or 6-7 days after operation for inguinal hernia or varicose veins. There was no statistically significant difference in the frequency of major postoperative complications between the two lengths of st...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Adler ME

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous manifestations of visceral carcinomas are scarce, occurring in around 0.7-12% of internal malignancies. Lung cancer is one of the most common sources of skin metastasis, particularly in male patients. We present a case of cutaneous metastasis in a man with concurrent lung lesions and a previously treated col...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Thurston D,Hossain T,Waraich N,Shukla A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recent studies have shown that women who recall childhood abuse are at increased risk of emotional problems following a breast cancer diagnosis. How services should respond is unclear given the risk of compounding the emotional trauma of cancer with questioning about abuse. Our aim was to present the resea...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Clark L,Holcombe C,Fisher J,Salmon P

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report of a 2-year experience with the management of penetrating injury of the cervical trachea. There were 29 cases. The respiratory status of the patient on admission dominated the initial management: 12 patients required emergency intubation and were immediately taken to operation, while 17 patients were ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Levy RD,Degiannis E,Hatzitheophilou C,Maberti P,Kantarovsky A,John KD,Saadia R

更新日期：1997-05-01 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：:Introduction Large, complicated ventral hernias are an increasingly common problem. The transversus abdominis muscle release (TAMR) is a recently described modification of posterior components separation for repair of such hernias. We describe our initial experience with TAMR and sublay mesh to facilitate abdominal wa...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Appleton ND,Anderson KD,Hancock K,Scott MH,Walsh CJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Insulinoma is a rare, but curable, endocrine tumour. The ability to localise the tumour accurately before or during surgery is an important factor in the management of these elusive lesions, which has been extensively debated. We have reviewed our experience of these lesions to establish the role of locali...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Ravi K,Britton BJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A summary of its uses in mitral valve surgery and coronary artery revascularisation. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Sepehripour AH,Garas G,Athanasiou T,Casula R

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic angiography is widely considered the 'gold standard' for the diagnosis of traumatic thoracic aortic injury. Unfortunately, thoracic aortic angiography has many disadvantages: the technique is invasive but, more importantly, it is not routinely available in all hospitals, necessitating transfer of critically ill...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Beese RC,Allan R,Treasure T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical records of 116 patients who had 168 ureteric double J (pigtail) catheters inserted over a 6-year period between 1981 and 1987 were reviewed. Eighty-five patients had pigtails inserted for benign conditions and 31 for malignant disease. The pigtail catheters were inserted cystoscopically in 88 patients, per...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Smedley FH,Rimmer J,Taube M,Edwards L

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-parasitic splenic cysts are rare entities. In pregnancy, they are rarer still, with as few as seven cases reported in the literature. There is little consensus regarding the optimal management of this condition in pregnancy. Although small, the theoretical risk of intrapartum splenic rupture is associated with a f...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Kapp J,Lewis T,Glasgow S,Khalil A,Anjum A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:INTRODUCTION While clinical guidelines stress the importance of the judicious perioperative intravenous fluid administration, data show that adherence to these protocols is poor. The reasons have not been identified. We therefore audited the magnitude and indications of fluid and electrolyte administration in a teachi...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Simpson RG,Quayle J,Stylianides N,Carlson G,Soop M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year old man underwent a radical cholecystectomy for presumed gallbladder cancer. The histology of the resected specimen in fact revealed the lesion to be metastatic renal cell carcinoma from his resected right nephrectomy performed 14 years previously. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： McWhirter D,den Dulk M,Terlizzo M,Malik HZ,Fenwick SW,Poston GJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a patient presenting with a chronic groin sinus secondary to a tubal ligation clip migration (Filshie clip) 21 years after the laparoscopic sterilisation took place. Our case report adds to the small number of cases describing tubal clip migration with resultant local sepsis. Although this is a r...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Kolias AG,Nikolaou S,Bilal KO,Abu-Own A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intestinal intubation with a Jones' tube has been suggested to reduce the incidence of recurrent adhesive obstruction. This paper describes our experience of this technique. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective case-note review was performed on 68 patients admitted to a teaching hospital who were identifi...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Fazel MZ,Jamieson RW,Watson CJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding from the edge of an ileostomy site is a common problem. In those who have undergone a proctocolectomy with ileostomy formation in conjunction with a risk of chronic liver disease (even with normal liver function tests), this may be due to peristomal varices. If this is the case, significant, difficult-to-cont...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Farquharson AL,Bannister JJ,Yates SP

更新日期：2006-09-01 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