A novel surgical method of managing a high output pharyngostome.

abstract：:A mathematical model for study of blood flow has been derived from the avian egg, utilizing the theories of crystallography and photosynthesis. The model is employed to explain the form of the eye and the function of the cells of the human retina, with special reference to colour vision and the pathology of migraine. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Malcolm JE

更新日期：1973-05-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Introducing laparoscopic colorectal surgery is a challenge to the whole surgical team. It is usual for an assistant to hold the laparoscope and be responsible for the surgeon's view of the operative field and a lack of expertise in the assistant can add significant difficulties. The EndoAssist is a robotic...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Gilbert JM

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：:We present a rare and previously undocumented potential complication of computed tomography (CT) colonography. CT colonography is a commonly performed investigation with a relatively low risk of complications. While splenic injury is a well-documented complication after colonoscopy, it has never been reported followin...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Sehgal R,Whitehead-Clarke T,Tudyka V,Evans S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance Improving Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults with Cancer (2004) and the Cancer Reform Strategy (2007) support the premise that assessment and discussion of patients' needs for physical, social, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing sho...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Rogers SN,Thomson F,Lowe D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apposition of skin edges in plastic surgical procedures can be achieved by sutures or stainless steel staples. This retrospective study reviews 45 skin falp operations and finds that 20.6% of sutured flaps are complicated by partial necrosis or slow healing. These complications occur in 62.5% of stapled flaps. It is p...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Coupland RM

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Ultrasound is a non-invasive, non-ionising radiation modality which is highly successful at soft tissue imaging. Groin pain from an occult hernia can be a difficult clinical diagnosis made easier by good imaging. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the accuracy of ultrasound in diagnosing and typing the groin...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

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

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Despite an increasing emphasis on data-driven quality improvement, few validated quality indicators for emergency surgical services have been published. The aims of this study therefore were: 1) to investigate whether the acute cholecystectomy rate is a valid process indicator; and 2) to use this rate to e...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Palser TR,Navarro AP,Swift S,Beckingham IJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A non-woven alginate dressing has been used on experimental, full and partial thickness wound models for periods up to 14 days, to assess its effects on wound healing. Histological evaluation has shown that it is an effective haemostat, generally well tolerated by body tissues. Good epidermal healing was seen on all w...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Barnett SE,Varley SJ

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parathyromatosis is a rare entity and usually appears as a consequence of the seeding on previous parathyroid surgery which was applied for the secondary hyperparathyroidism. A 63-year-old woman presented with a history of subtotal thyroidectomy 20 years ago and parathyroidectomy due to primary hyperparathyroidism (PH...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Haciyanli M,Karaisli S,Gucek Haciyanli S,Atasever A,Arikan Etit D,Gur EO,Acar T

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:Data was collected on the techniques currently employed in adult inguinal hernia repair by means of a postal questionnaire to consultants in four Regional Health Authorities in England. Questionnaires were returned by 240 consultants (85%). This identified a considerable range in methods of repair, with a Moloney nylo...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Morgan M,Reynolds A,Swan AV,Beech R,Devlin HB

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the late relapse of a patient following 43 years of surveillance of a germ cell tumour, thought to be a pure seminoma, having undergone yolk sac differentiation. The longest previous recorded time to relapse was 32 years (malignant teratoma with adenocarcinoma de-differentiation).(1) This case report demonst...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Mukhtar S,Beatty J,Agrawal S,Christmas TJ,Jameson C,Huddart RA

更新日期：2011-07-01 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:Necrotising fasciitis is a life-threatening illness that is often difficult to diagnose. Immediate debridement and intravenous antibiotic therapy are required to limit the spread of infection. This five-year audit aimed to review the number and outcomes of all cases of necrotising fasciitis admitted to a ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Swain RA,Hatcher JC,Azadian BS,Soni N,De Souza B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of salmonella septic arthritis of the knee in a middle-aged woman with the following predisposing conditions: long-term corticosteroids and microscopic collagenous colitis. The patient presented with enteritis caused by the same strain 3 months before the arthritis. The first series of cultures were...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Katsoulis E,Pallett A,Bowyer GW

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction A bronchobiliary fistula (BBF) following liver directed therapy (resection/ablation) is a rare complication in which an abnormal communication between the biliary tract and bronchial tree is formed. This case report describes the successful management of a persistent BBF following multiple liver wedge res...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Pinsker N,Papoulas M,Sodergren M,Harrison P,Heaton N,Menon K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy (ETS) has recently become established as a successful treatment for severe palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis. In this unit the indications for ETS have been broadened to include patients with Raynaud's syndrome and critical upper limb ischaemia and this paper is primarily concern...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Nicholson ML,Dennis MJ,Hopkinson BR

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：:Introduction Patients with large ptotic breasts undergoing immediate implant-based reconstruction often require skin-reducing mastectomy to optimise the aesthetic outcome. However, healing complications, especially at the resulting inverted T-junction, leading to wound dehiscence, infection, skin necrosis, implant exp...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Kankam H,Hourston G,Forouhi P,Di Candia M,Wishart GC,Malata CM

更新日期：2018-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthopaedic outpatient waiting lists are long and the majority of referrals are for conditions that do not respond to surgical intervention. Many of these patients are best managed by physiotherapy, orthotics or steroid injections, which can be administered by an appropriately trained physiotherapist. The effectivenes...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Weale AE,Bannister GC

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computerised audit system was used to monitor clinical and administrative management of surgical patients in a District General Hospital. In one year (1985) there were 1,060 discharges from 27 beds (39.3 patients/bed/year). Operative treatment was required in 652 patients but 408 patients did not undergo surgery. Of...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Glass RE,Thomas PA

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one knees with isolated chronic deficiency of the anterior cruciate ligament have been treated by reconstruction using the ABC carbon and polyester bioprosthetic composite ligament; 16 were reviewed at an average of 34.6 months. The Lysholm score indicated a good or excellent result in nine knees (56%) with a s...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Campbell AC,Rae PS

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review some of the recent literature on consent for surgical procedures and suggest a scheme for obtaining surgical consent. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Ricketts D,Roper T,Rogers B,Phadnis J,Elsayed S,Sokol D

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:We describe the largest reported case of pilomatrixoma in the literature. While pilomatrixomas typically present as small soft-tissue nodules of the head, neck and upper extremities, they can also present as much larger masses in atypical locations. When they present in their usual size, pilomatrixomas have typical im...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Beattie G,Tai C,Pinar Karakas S,Cham E,Idowu O,Kim S

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The retrojugular approach for carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has been reported to have the advantages of shorter operative time and ease of dissection, especially in high carotid lesions. Controversial opinion exists with regard to its safety and benefits over the conventional antejugular approach. METHODS:...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Antoniou GA,Murray D,Antoniou SA,Kuhan G,Serracino-Inglott F

更新日期：2014-04-01 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