Synchronous symptomatic parathyroid carcinoma and parathyroid adenoma with incidental follicular thyroid carcinoma.

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：:The significance of congenital abnormalities in predisposing to portal hypertension and variceal haemorrhage needs to be remembered when these effects manifest in childhood, as portal venography will permit elucidation of the complicated congenital developmental abnormalities underlying the pathological condition and ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Marks C

更新日期：1974-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first case of infective endocarditis caused by Paenibacillus provencensis. A mitral valve vegetation was incidentally discovered by intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography in a 70-year-old woman undergoing aortic valve replacement. The precise identification of the causative agent was by means o...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Pinho-Gomes AC,Nasir A,Mosca R,Mirza S,Kadir I

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although much is known about the late intestinal side effects of radiation, comparatively little has been published about its acute complications. We present a case of a small bowel obstruction due to acute radiation enteritis. As radiotherapy continues to expand its role in the management of oncological disease, cli...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Curtis NJ,Bryant T,Raj S,Bateman AR,Mirnezami AH

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Randomised controlled trials have shown that laparoscopic colorectal surgery is equal in terms of safety to open surgery. Benefits have been seen for length of stay, blood loss, immune suppression and analgesia requirements. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and feasibility of introducing lapa...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Smith JK,Acheson AG,Simpson JA,Stewart J,Beckingham IJ,Gornall CB,Williams JP,Robinson MH,Maxwell-Armstrong CA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant oesophago-respiratory fistula is an incurable and distressing condition. Surgery is difficult, unsatisfactory or impossible, and standard oesophageal tubes often fail to occlude the fistula. A new tube is described which relieves dysphagia and occludes the fistula without risk of pressure necrosis. After ins...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Irving JD,Simson JN

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The equivalence of breast-conserving surgery followed by postoperative radiotherapy against mastectomy is now firmly established in patients with early breast cancer. The results of surgery in large-breasted women can be poor, with radiation-induced fibrosis, chronic pain and poor cosmesis contributing to ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Currie A,Chong K,Davies GL

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The addition of pressure and flow rate recordings to conventional cystourethrography is relatively inexpensive in terms of cost and of radiologist's time, each investigation requiring approximately half an hour.The value of this investigation in males lies in assessing the severity and site of outlet obstruction, part...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Arnold EP,Brown AD,Webster JR

更新日期：1974-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma of the oral cavity occurring in Africans is poorly documented. Although oral cancer is considered rare in Africa approximately 40 cases of intraoral carcinoma are seen yearly at the Maxillofacial Clinic, Kaduna. This paper reviews 137 cases of malignant disease in the oral cavity and compares the results wit...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Adekeye EO,Asamoa E,Cohen B

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a waiting list initiative scheme 566 operations were performed on 447 patients in 104 sessions over a period of six months. In addition the names of 78 other patients were deleted from the waiting list. Special attention was paid to pre-operative education and assessment of patients by information sheets and 'quest...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Parmar JR

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-construct fixations can be complicated by proximal junctional kyphosis. In elderly, high-risk patients with numerous comorbidities, lengthy surgical times and increased blood loss associated with revision osteotomies and extension of fusions are not often tolerated and pose serious life-threatening risks. We pres...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Divani K,Selvadurai S,Molloy S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterobius vermicularis is responsible for a variety of diseases but rarely affects the liver. Accurate characterisation of suspected liver metastases is essential to avoid unnecessary surgery. In the presented case, following a diagnosis of rectal cancer, a solitary liver nodule was diagnosed as a liver metastasis du...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Roberts KJ,Hubscher S,Mangat K,Sutcliffe R,Marudanayagam R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical practice must be driven by wise professional judgements, involving complex deliberation, in the interests of ensuring the safe care of patients. Large amounts of energy are now being concentrated in training doctors in skills (competencies) in the belief that this will reduce risk to patients. Little thought ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： de Cossart L

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：:The results of selective visceral angiography and colonoscopy were compared in the diagnosis of angiodysplasia of the large bowel. Fifty six patients were diagnosed as having angiodysplasia on angiography and 34 of these patients also underwent colonoscopy. Twenty three of the colonoscopies were positive giving a diag...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Salem RR,Wood CB,Rees HC,Kheshavarzian A,Hemingway AP,Allison DJ

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital cholesteatoma is a rare entity. It arises from aberrant epithelial remnants left at the time of closure of the neural groove, between the 3rd and 5th week of embryonic life. Otoscopy typically shows a pearly white mass, medial to the intact tympanic membrane, primarily in the anterosuperior quadrant, withou...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Mahanta VR,Uddin FJ,Mohan S,Sharp JF

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：:A series of 21 patients (18 female) whose intractable constipation was treated by colectomy between 1976 and 1985 is reported. There was no mortality attributable to surgery in this series. Total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis was the preferred operation, but it produced a satisfactory result in only 12 patient...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Walsh PV,Peebles-Brown DA,Watkinson G

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The correction of anaemia prior to total hip arthroplasty reduces surgical risk, hospital stay and cost. This study considers the benefits of implementing a protocol of identifying and treating pre-operative anaemia whilst the patient is on the waiting list for surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From a prospec...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Rogers BA,Cowie A,Alcock C,Rosson JW

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conflicting reports exist for the efficacy of intermittent wound perfusion with bupivacaine in the relief of postoperative pain. A study was devised to assess postoperative pain relief objectively using a Patient Controlled Analgesic Device (PCAD) during continuous wound perfusion with bupivacaine or saline. Thirty co...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Chester JF,Ravindranath K,White BD,Shanahan D,Taylor RS,Lloyd-Williams K

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The incidence of wound infection following total hip and knee arthroplasty has fallen with the introduction of laminar vertical laminar airflow, occlusive clothing and prophylactic antibiotics. However, infection still occurs after prosthetic joint replacement and can have devastating consequences. Intra-o...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Mackain-Bremner AA,Owens K,Wylde V,Bannister GC,Blom AW

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：INTRODUCTION:There has been a shift away from gross anatomy teaching and hands-on cadaveric dissection. This has been replaced by a variety of teaching modalities including problem-based learning, models and prosections, and computer-assisted learning. We aim to pilot a technique of endoscopic visualisation of upper li...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Matteucci P,Lagopoulos M,Southern S

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：:Fibroepithelial polyps of the ureter are rare non-epithelial benign tumours with a slight female predominance. They are primarily located in the upper left ureter, incidentally diagnosed in patients who are evaluated for gross haematuria or renal colic. Fibroepithelial polyps are traditionally managed by open surgery ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Hajji F,Moufid K,Ghoundale O,Touiti D

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perirectal sepsis is a potentially severe complication which may follow minor anorectal intervention and be slow to be diagnosed and treated. We report the presentation and outcome of three patients with perirectal sepsis of differing aetiologies. Awareness of the possible diagnosis, urgent investigation with cross-se...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Aldouri AQ,Alexander DJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：: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