Ethamsylate in vaginal surgery under lumbar epidural anaesthesia.

abstract：:Using ward rounds in the department of surgery at a major teaching hospital, and with the help of the preregistration house officers (PRHO), we assessed whether the lesson taught to us by Semmelweis had been forgotten. We asked the PHROs to count the number of patients examined by their consultant or registrar on a wa...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Daniels IR,Rees BI

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of selective arterial embolisation for patients presenting with major hepatic trauma is described. We have used this technique successfully in four patients, three of whom had continued bleeding after emergency laparotomy. It can abolish localised intrahepatic arterial haemorrhage and arteriovenous shunt...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Pain JA,Heaton ND,Karani JB,Howard ER

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM) was first reported in 1983 as a distinct, slow growing, benign but locally infiltrative, soft tissue tumour. It usually arises in the pelvic and perineal organs, mostly in women. A 47-year-old woman was found to have a large encapsulated retroperitoneal aggressive angiomyxoma. The mass was...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Adwan H,Patel B,Kamel D,Glazer G

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 10 years of civil unrest in Northern Ireland a wide variety of facial injuries have been treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. The causes and nature of these injuries are described and the experience gained in their management is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Whitlock RI

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 4-year review of 509 patients with chronic pancreatitis, the incidence of clinically manifest fixed common bile duct (CBD) stenosis was 9% (45 patients). In 76% this was alcohol related, and pancreatic calcification was present in 51%. All patients presented with unrelenting jaundice and five (11%) had cholangiti...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Huizinga WK,Thomson SR,Spitaels JM,Simjee AE

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 91% accuracy with fine needle aspiration cytology in 46 patients found to have a mass in the pancreas at laparotomy. Results were compared with conventional biopsy at operation which was accurate in only 56% of an earlier group of 48 patients with a localised mass compared with 97% in 33 patients with diss...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Keighley MR,Moore J,Thompson H

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In 2006 the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death undertook a large prospective study of trauma care, which revealed several findings pertaining to the management of head injuries in a sample of 493 patients. METHODS:Case note data were collected for all trauma patients admitted to ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Smith NC,Findlay GP,Weyman D,Freeth H

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The salient steps of a 20-year programme of research into the nature of burn disease are described. By burn disease we mean the late mortality and morbidity following burns. We have isolated a burn toxin which is derived from a thermal polymerization of cell membrane lipoproteins within the dermis and have studied its...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Allgöwer M,Städtler K,Schoenenberger GA

更新日期：1974-11-01 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：:Extensive cephalic spread of solution occurred in three out of seven cases studied during coeliac plexus blockade. Spread on to cardiac nerves and plexus may be a factor in hypotension following this procedure. Incremental dosage and careful screening is recommended. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Hardy PA,Wells JC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital absence of the anterior arch of the atlas is incredibly rare with only two cases reported previously in the literature. We present a third case of a medically fit patient who suffered neck trauma with an abnormal odontoid peg x-ray, which subsequently demonstrated a congenital non-fusion of the anterior ve...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Thavarajah D,McKenna P

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Septal surgery has been identified as suitable for day-surgery, but is not widely performed as such. Guidelines for day-surgery state that the unexpected admission rate should be 2-3%. Previous audits have not achieved this figure and septoplasty is not universally considered suitable for day-surgery. We h...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Georgalas C,Obholzer R,Martinez-Devesa P,Sandhu G

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Safe and effective haemostasis in surgery is clearly essential, and in the neck where risks of airway compromise are also present any new technology that purports to offer advantages must be rigorously evaluated. We describe our experience with the use of the Harmonic Scalpel [Ethicon UK] in thyroidectomy....

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Foreman E,Aspinall S,Bliss RD,Lennard TW

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple technique is presented for the control of bleeding from the posterior aspect of an aortic end-to-end anastomosis. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Hosseinpour AR,Rajan S,Nashef SA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of postoperative drains following total knee replacement (TKR) has recently been modified by the use of re-transfusion drains. The aim of our study was to investigate the optimal time for removal of re-transfusion drains following TKR. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The medical records of 66 patients who ha...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Leeman MF,Costa ML,Costello E,Edwards D

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a prospective trial of 100 consecutive patients undergoing primary total hip or knee arthroplasty in order to assess their blood transfusion requirements amid recent fears of the transmission of viruses, particularly hepatitis C, from donor to recipient. Of the patients, 84% were transfused one or more units...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Clarke AM,Dorman T,Bell MJ

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic papillotomy without cholecystectomy has been performed in 20 elderly patients with complications of bile duct stones. Good biliary drainage was achieved in 17, and there were no complications. One cholecystectomy was subsequently required. Later deaths have been due to unrelated causes. It is concluded that...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Leow CK,Thompson MH

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intraoperative neural monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve has been widely used to avoid nerve injury during thyroidectomy. We discuss the results of the change in surgical strategy after unilateral signal loss surgeries using intermittent intraoperative neural monitoring in a high-volume referral c...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Gür EO,Haciyanli M,Karaisli S,Haciyanli S,Kamer E,Acar T,Kumkumoglu Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:The value of nasogastric tube decompression after elective abdominal operations was assessed in a randomised trial in which 97 patients were and 100 were not allocated postoperative nasogastric decompression. Only two patients in the latter group subsequently required decompression. There was no statistically signific...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Nathan BN,Pain JA

更新日期：1991-09-01 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：:Pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of surgery or trauma around the knee. A 30-year-old man presented 10 days following anterior cruciate ligament repair with a 2 cm pulsatile swelling on the medial side of the knee. Angiography demonstrated a pseudoaneurysm of the medial inferior genicular artery. Surgical explorat...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Evans JD,de Boer MT,Mayor P,Rees D,Guy AJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:INTRODUCTION The roles of non-medically trained practitioners within the NHS are expanding; they are now being employed by many specialties, including surgery, to relieve pressures on healthcare teams. AIMS To investigate the learning curve and competence of an orthopaedic surgical care practitioner (SCP) in performin...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Tingle SJ,Marriott A,Partington PF,Carluke I,Reed MR

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects on pelvic visceral function of radical operations for carcinoma of the lower part of the rectum and of operations for inflammatory bowel disease have been determined by studying bladder, sexual and rectal function. Denervation of the bladder was diagnosed in 15% of patients who had undergone sphincter-savi...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Neal DE

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Pseudoaneurysm formation following ankle arthroscopy is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication. The placement of anterior ankle portals carries inherent risk to the superficial and deep peroneal nerves, as well as to the dorsalis pedis artery. Anatomical variations in the dorsalis pedis and the ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Parikh S,Dawe E,Lee C,Whitehead-Clarke T,Smith C,Bendall S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To address concerns about reduced opportunities for operative training, a programme of training operating lists for senior house officers was established. The entire patient pathway was used as a learning resource so that training was offered in a range of areas including development of knowledge, communic...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Feldman M,Nasmyth G

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：:Lymphocele is a complication which will be familiar to the gynaecological surgeon, particularly the oncologist. It is also well recognised in association with urological pelvic surgery and renal transplantation. Occurrence of lymphocele has been described in relation to surgery in a wide variety of other areas includi...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Metcalf KS,Peel KR

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Surgical intervention has become a common component in the management of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or suffering from the clinical consequences of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We investigated the evolution of this involvement at a tertiary referral centre fo...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Dua RS,Wajed SA,Winslet MC

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The national abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme measures internal wall diameter; however, current UK intervention criteria use external wall diameter. Our aim was to determine the clinical significance of the difference between these two measurements. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifty patients o...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Thapar A,Cheal D,Hopkins T,Ward S,Shalhoub J,Yusuf SW

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00