The role of transnasal oesophagoscopy in the management of globus pharyngeus and non-progressive dysphagia.

abstract：:A simple, inexpensive method for one-way collection and measurement of secretions is described. This method has been used successfully in surgical practice in Bath for more than 20 years (1). ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Chester JF,Britton DC

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isaac Newton, among others, observed that 'we see so far because we are standing upon the shoulders of giants'. In vascular surgery most of the giants have been European, and this is a heritage which we as Europeans can take pride in and build upon if we chose to do so. As in other areas of life, commitment is essenti...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Harris P

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and four patients with second, third degree or thrombosed prolapsed piles, treated by cryotherapy, were studied pre- and postoperatively. A computer analysis was made of all relevant data such as pile mass, freezing time and results of treatment. The method, which is easy to perform and cost effective, is ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Southam JA

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Accurate written communication is essential in orthopaedic surgery. Incomplete and poorly structured letters can lead to poor knowledge of a patient's diagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Structured and traditional letter formats were compared for speed of reading and preference by general practitioners (GPs)...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Hook SE,Banister GC,Topliss C,Webb J

更新日期：2006-05-01 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:International humanitarian law requires emergency medical support for both military personnel and civilians, including children. Here we present a detailed review of paediatric admissions with the pattern of injury and the resources they consume. METHODS:All paediatric admissions to the hospital at Camp B...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Arul GS,Reynolds J,DiRusso S,Scott A,Bree S,Templeton P,Midwinter MJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotherapy may cause oral ulceration but a thorough investigation of symptoms and signs is important to determine the underlying diagnosis accurately. We describe a case of a patient with a poorly differentiated urothelial carcinoma of the bladder developing a tongue metastasis. This is a challenging diagnosis to ma...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Kaleva AI,Hone RW,Szakacs SM,Streeter E,Nixon IJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 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

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Portal and mesenteric venous thrombosis is a rare but potentially serious complication after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. There are no consistent studies that prove the safety and effectiveness of oral anticoagulant thromboprophylaxis with rivaroxaban after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. The objectiv...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Rodríguez JI,Kobus V,Téllez I,Pérez G

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hand-held Doppler (HHD) examination and duplex ultrasound scanning of patients with varicose veins are more accurate than clinical assessment alone. To assess how the introduction of HHD and the availability of duplex ultrasound scanning affects patient management, a retrospective review was carried out comparing the ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Pleass HC,Holdsworth JD

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Trauma and orthopaedics is a popular surgical specialty in the UK. Recent changes to the National Health Service have suggested an imbalance with fewer jobs yet more trainees. Furthermore, subspecialisation is emerging within all surgical disciplines. The aim of this study was to examine whether there wer...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Wilson S,Jain N,Johnson DS

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric spiral organisms were first described in man in 1939 and identified as Helicobacter pylori causing peptic ulcers in the early 1980s. Surgical specimens of gastric resections from 1939 showed H. pylori to be present. Full-thickness sections of gastric mucosa from gastric specimens from the eighteenth-century Hu...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Walker MM,Baron JH

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite published criteria predicting poor survival after operation for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA), little is known about the factors which influence surgeons not to operate. Questionnaires were sent to all 404 members of the Vascular Surgical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, posing questions about...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Hewin DF,Campbell WB

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The internet provides the public with unregulated access to a wide range of medications. We present the case of a 43-year-old man who purchased oral tadalafil gel on the internet and injected it into his left radial artery. He presented 48 hours after injection with signs of ischaemia distal to the injection site requ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Vaughan EM,Yeung D,West CC,Tadros A,Curnier A

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After thyroidectomy there is an appreciable incidence of hypothyroidism as judged by FT4I estimates. Pharmacological doses of iodine (10-300 mg/day) usually suppress, whereas physiological doses of iodine (< 5 mg/day) have been reported to both decrease and increase thyroid function. The value of iodine supplementatio...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Taylor JD,Radcliffe SN,Basu PK,Atkins P

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Ganz trochanteric flip approach aims to avoid the potential risk of avascular necrosis in hip conserving surgery and may reduce the risk of femoral neck fractures, neck thinning and femoral head implant migration in hip resurfacing. Our initial audit revealed the complications of non-union and trochant...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Guyver PM,Cattell A,Reddy RP,Edwards C,Williams D,Dixon SM,Norton MR,Fern ED

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic low back pain is a common condition affecting a significant proportion of the population and has large economic implications on the society. Acupuncture has grown in popularity as an alternative therapy for chronic low back pain. Recent National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) g...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Trigkilidas D

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A change in the accepted routine of cross-leg repair is suggested in the interest of safety. In order to avoid infection in the donor site the skin graft is cut first. The flap is raised before the defect is prepared so that the problems of tension and 'tenting' are eliminated. This enables the flap to be sutured unde...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Hirshowitz B,Crawford BS

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Operative cholangiography is for most surgeons a routine part of every cholecystectomy. Computerised digital subtraction angiography was adapted for operative cholangiography using a portable machine. After cannulation of the cystic duct the background image was subtracted before injecting contrast. Only the contrast ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Motson RW,Shinkwin MA,May AR,Akhtar N

更新日期：1988-05-01 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：:As general surgeons, we are regularly referred patients with epigastric pain. There are a huge number of common pathologies which cause this complaint, most of which are gastrointestinal in origin. Although the old adage goes 'common things are common', we must always keep our minds open to the possibility of the unco...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Sharkey A,Cooper G

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe three cases that presented with symptoms suggestive of appendicitis but were found at operation to have an inflamed solitary caecal diverticulum. All were treated successfully with diverticulectomy or inversion of the diverticulum. We wish to highlight this diagnosis and its surgical management so that inf...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Connolly D,McGookin RR,Gidwani A,Brown MG

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past few years, minimally invasive oesophagectomy has become an increasingly popular approach for oesophagectomy showing advantages in terms of fewer postoperative complications, shorter hospital stay and faster recovery. We present the case of a 60-year-old man with a lesion of the distal third of the oesophag...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Annicchiarico A,Dalmonte G,Morini A,Marchesi F

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome, also known as Wilkie syndrome, is a rare condition characterised by compression of the third part of the duodenum against the aorta by the SMA. This can cause symptomatic duodenal obstruction. It is rarely associated with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). We report the case...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Pal A,Cameron AE

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The causes of pain in the amputation stump or in the so-called phantom limb are far from clear and a wide variety of methods of treatment have been used with varying degrees of success. Surgical techniques do not always give lasting relief and it is suggested that conservative methods such as vibration therapy and var...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Berger SM

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Isolated monocular ischaemic events are thought to be low risk for stroke recurrence. In the presence of carotid stenosis however, the risks should not be treated similarly and surgical intervention should be considered at an early stage. The aim of this study was to determine the vascular risk profile and...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Cheng SF,Zarkali A,Richards T,Simister R,Chandratheva A

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:Traumatic wounding to the upper aerodigestive tract can cause acute airway compromise. In these circumstances establishment of a safe airway is vital. We present a case report illustrating the decision making pathway in such a difficult case. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Mepani VN,Antscherl J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Improving Outcomes Guidance (IOG) for patients with carcinoma of the penis states that treatment should be provided supraregionally to populations of 4 million or greater who treat over 25 cases of penis cancer each year. This study assesses the impact of this guidance on the management and outcomes of...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Bayles AC,Sethia KK

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the operating microscope was introduced more than 50 years ago, its use was at first confined to otolaryngology and, later, to ophthalmology. More recently its use in the development of microvascular techniques has led to spectacular advances in the field of replantation and reconstructive surgery. The organi...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： O'Brien BM

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00