Hypopharyngeal fistula complicating difficult thyroidectomy for invasive papillary cancer.

abstract：:Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) is recognised to occur after cardiac and traditional open abdominal surgery. However, SIADH after laparoscopic surgery is not well documented in the literature. We report a case of SIADH after laparoscopic (totally extraperitoneal) inguinal hernia re...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Ahmed M,Pattar J

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-seven patients who had had either a colonoscopy or a selective mesenteric angiogram while being investigated for severe or persistent gastrointestinal bleeding of obscure origin were reviewed. Failure to make a prompt diagnosis was partly responsible for the 16% hospital mortality in the series. Colonoscopy was...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Brearley S,Hawker PC,Dorricott NJ,Lee JR,Ambrose NS,Silverman SH,Dykes PW,Keighley MR

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique of dissection of the sinuatrial node and of the atrioventricular node and main conducting bundles of the ox heart, without injection, is described. Museum specimens prepared in this way are illustrated. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Tompsett DH,Barrett GS

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of an 89-year old Caucasian woman admitted with confusion and severe clinical manifestations of acute hypercalcaemia. There was no history suggestive of any malignancy and initial management included correction of the hypercalcaemia with intravenous fluid therapy. Sestamibi parathyroid scintigraph...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： D'cruz RT,Seet JE,Parameswaran R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign breast disease accounts for the majority of referrals to a specialist breast clinic. Delayed investigation prolongs patient anxiety and increases outpatient waiting lists. Few centres offer the triple test of clinical examination, fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and breast imaging by mammography and/or u...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Roche NA,Ray SA,Layer GT

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain after using a Jacuzzi hours earlier. Abdominal radiographs revealed intra-peritoneal free gas and, as she presented symptomatically, a laparotomy was performed. This revealed fluid and gas but no visceral perforation or intra-abdominal pathology to account for this. Pe...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Inston N,Lake S

更新日期：2000-09-01 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：:Inflammatory fibroblastic tumours are very rare. They are mostly located in the respiratory system. We present three cases of patients with fibroblastic tumours. The diversity of inflammatory fibroblastic tumours in the respiratory system and the surgical considerations are discussed. Our recommendation is that treatm...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Lodhia JV,Christensen TD,Trotter SE,Bishay ES

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The UK Department of Health, in its attempt to help NHS trusts reduce long elective waiting lists, set up the overseas commissioning scheme in 2002. This allowed hospitals to send their patients abroad for their surgery. In theory, this was a win-win situation, where pressures upon surgeons were reduced, a...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Hanna SA,Saksena J,Legge S,Ware HE

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:The most important development in determining successful organ transplantation has been the improved understanding of the immune response and the interactions between antigens, antibody, immune complexes, complement component, lymphocytes and macrophages. The initiation and termination of an immune response, whether c...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Marks C

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management and follow up of 200 consecutive patients with renal and ureteric calculi are presented. The primary treatment of 185 (92.5%) was by extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), of whom three (1.6)%) with large calculi underwent percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) prior to ESWL as a planned combined p...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Webb DR,McNicholas TA,Whitfield HN,Wickham JE

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of 825 consecutive patients with colorectal cancer presenting to three general surgeons in a district general hospital over a 10-year period are reported. In all, 735 patients had an operation and are grouped according to whether their operation was within 24 h of admission (n = 63), more than 24 h...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Kingston RD,Walsh SH,Jeacock J

更新日期：1993-09-01 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：: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

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients undergoing colorectal surgical resections have a high incidence of surgical site infection (SSI). Many patient-specific risk factors have been recognised in association with SSI in such patients, but environmental contamination is increasingly recognised as a contributor to hospital-acquired infec...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Brady RR,Kalima P,Damani NN,Wilson RG,Dunlop MG

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe hand injuries constitute the largest number of acute referrals to this plastic surgery unit, the admission of these patients often displacing routine admissions due to bed shortages, thus increasing waiting list time. This study showed that a high percentage of these injuries were alcohol-related and were there...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Marston RA

更新日期：1992-09-01 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：:The distribution of histological types, presenting symptoms, and treatment in a series of 29 cases of carcinoma of the thyroid gland are described. The treatment policy adopted in such cases is outlined. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Hargreaves AW

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates incidence and outcome of iatrogenic vascular complications needing surgery in a single vascular unit serving interventional vascular radiology and interventional cardiology. Evolution of diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular radiology, along with the introduction of non-surgical therapie...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Lewis DR,Bullbulia RA,Murphy P,Jones AJ,Smith FC,Baird RN,Lamont PM

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:HIV positivity alone as a predictor of surgical outcome has not been extensively studied in regions of high prevalence. The aim was to determine the prevalence of HIV infection in surgical patients, and compare differences in their clinical course based on their serological status and CD4 counts. PATIENTS...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Cacala SR,Mafana E,Thomson SR,Smith A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Adequate medical note keeping is critical in delivering high quality healthcare. However, there are few robust tools available for the auditing of notes. The aim of this paper was to describe the design, validation and implementation of a novel scoring tool to objectively assess surgical notes. METHODS:An...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Tuffaha H,Amer T,Jayia P,Bicknell C,Rajaretnam N,Ziprin P

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Faecal incontinence is a prevalent and important condition, with a range of treatment options. Neuromodulation via sacral nerve stimulators is efficacious, but expensive and associated with complications due to device implantation. Peripheral neuromodulation via posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) ha...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Findlay JM,Yeung JM,Robinson R,Greaves H,Maxwell-Armstrong C

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：: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：:Pain arising from the abdominal wall has been implicated as a cause of non-specific abdominal pain (NSAP), and the presence of abdominal wall tenderness (AWT) has been proposed as an accurate diagnostic test for NSAP. One hundred and fifty eight patients admitted to hospital with abdominal pain were tested for the pre...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Gray DW,Dixon JM,Seabrook G,Collin J

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma fibrinogen concentration is directly related to blood viscosity, which in turn is inversely related to blood flow. The way in which the plasma fibrinogen level affects the clinical status of patients with peripheral vascular disease is discussed with reference to both retrospective and prospective studies o...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Postlethwaite JC

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intertwining of bowel loops to form a knot is very rare cause of intestinal obstruction. Among intestinal knots, ileoileal knotting is the most rare, with only a handful of cases reported in literature. We present a rare case of ileoileal knotting and review of small bowel knots. The aim of this review was...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Beg MY,Bains L,Lal P,Maranna H,Kumar N P

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00