The EndoAssist robotic camera holder as an aid to the introduction of laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

abstract：:A case of trephine colostomy is presented in which air insufflation incorrectly identified the distal limb. Disaster was averted by correct identification at laparotomy. The probable cause of the error and methods of avoidance are discussed. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Loder PB,Thomson JP

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction There is a known correlation between anaerobic threshold (AT) during cardiopulmonary exercise testing and development of cardiopulmonary complications in high-risk patients undergoing oesophagogastric cancer surgery. This study aimed to assess the value of routine retesting following neoadjuvant chemother...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Drummond RJ,Vass D,Wadhawan H,Craig CF,MacKay CK,Fullarton GM,Forshaw MJ

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Lipomas of the gastrointestinal tract are rare, slow-growing lesions that comprise 0.4% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms. They can cause dysphagia, dyspnoea or sudden choking. CASE HISTORY:Due to rarity of this condition and its uncommon presentation, a literature review was carried out (PubMed). This se...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Sestini S,Gisabella M,Pastorino U,Billé A

更新日期：2016-05-01 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:Although examination under anaesthesia and panendoscopy (EUAP) has traditionally been used in the assessment of patients presenting with oral cavity and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), the era of modern medicine with its advanced imaging techniques has meant that the indications for this techn...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Kerawala CJ,Bisase B,Lee J

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The effect of primary total knee replacement on the employment status of 56 patients under 60 years of age was examined at a mean follow-up of 64 months. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 56 primary total knee replacements performed on patients under the age of 60 years by two surgeons between 1996 and 2003...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Lyall H,Ireland J,El-Zebdeh MY

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A questionnaire survey of general surgeons was undertaken to estimate the incidence of abdominal adhesions as a clinical problem and to establish current attitudes to the treatment of adhesional bowel obstruction and the prevention of adhesion formation. Replies were received from 362 of 416 surgeons (response rate 87...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Scott-Coombes DM,Vipond MN,Thompson JN

更新日期：1993-03-01 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：:Infection is an important arbiter of success or failure of surgical practice and the incidence of infection is incorporated into all surgical audit systems. If audit is to be of value the outcome end points of clinical practice must be defined. We have attempted to derive clinical definitions suitable for bedside diag...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Peel AL,Taylor EW

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Annular small bowel ulceration is rare. We report three patients who presented with signs of chronic gastrointestinal blood loss. In two patients the main presenting symptom was intermittent abdominal pain while the third patient subsequently developed abdominal pain during the course of investigation. Preoperative lo...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Ballantyne KC,Morris DL,Hawkey CJ,Hardcastle JD

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Complications of epidural catheterisation can cause significant morbidity. Epidural abscess following epidural catheterisation is rare and the reported incidence is variable. The purpose of this study was to review the incidence of epidural abscess in patients undergoing open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Wallace D,Bright E,London NJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 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 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：AIM:To identify what proportion of patients who, having sustained an initial distal radial fragility fracture and a subsequent femoral neck fracture, had had their osteoporosis addressed in the interval between the two events. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The hospital electronic information system was used to identify all pat...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Smith MG,Dunkow P,Lang DM

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initial screening by senior surgical staff of surgical patients referred for emergency hospital admission should result in improved patient management. The present study was undertaken to determine the effects of this policy. The primary outcome measure was hospital admission rates. The number of operations, diagn...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Gaskell DJ,Lewis PA,Crosby DL,Roberts CJ,Fenn N,Roberts SM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of perioperative blood transfusion on cancer progression remains controversial because retrospective clinical studies have produced conflicting results. We have collected data prospectively on 379 patients undergoing curative surgery for colorectal adenocarcinoma and assessed the effect of variables, includ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Sene A,Jeacock J,Robinson C,Walsh S,Kingston RD

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Arthroscopy is the established 'gold standard' diagnostic investigation for detection of shoulder disorders. We aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of arthroscopy with magnetic resonance arthrography (MRA) for detection of shoulder disorders. METHODS Patients who underwent arthroscopy by a single surge...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Saqib R,Harris J,Funk L

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Finger discoloration may result from recognized conditions affecting upper limb vasculature. We describe 11 patients who presented with acute pain, swelling and blue/purple discoloration in a finger. This benign condition mimicked digital ischaemia. There were 9 women and 2 men. The episode usually started with an ach...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Khaira HS,Rittoo D,Vohra RK,Smith SR

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient presented with a recurrent incarcerated inguinoscrotal hernia requiring urgent surgery. The defect was through the gap in the mesh left originally for the cord structures. As a result, a modified funnel repair was performed. An innovative approach was adopted that was best suited to tackling and reducing the...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Merali N,Verma A,Davies T

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied prospectively 247 consecutive patients given morphine by continuous intravenous infusion for 24 h to provide pain relief following elective abdominal surgery. Using a dose of 1 mg/kg supplemented by additional intramuscular morphine 5 mg as necessary, only 26% required more than two additional intramuscular...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Ray DC,Drummond GB

更新日期：1988-09-01 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：:Scintigraphy was performed on 180 patients with suspected biliary tract disease using technetium-99m-labelled derivatives of iminodiacetic acid. Most of the patients were also evaluated by conventional techniques and the results were correlated with the findings at operation and with histological examination of tissue...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Ram MD

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the surgical workload on a renal unit, with particular reference to non-transplant-related surgery and to assess the workload in relation to surgical staffing levels. DESIGN:Prospective audit of all surgical procedures carried out on patients in acute or chronic renal failure, and on transplanted p...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Raftery AT

更新日期：1993-05-01 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：: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:Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) is now a well established method for kidney procurement from living donors. In our centre, LDN is currently offered only to donors suitable for left nephrectomy. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of testicular pain and swelling following LDN. METH...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Jalali M,Rahmani S,Joyce AD,Cartledge JJ,Lewis MH,Ahmad N

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2 mm fibreoptic choledochoscope with a disposable (resterilisable) flexible section was evaluated in 25 cadavers and 13 patients undergoing cholecystectomy. It was possible to pass the instrument via the cystic duct (CD) into the common bile duct (CBD) in 23 out of 25 cadavers and in 12 out of 13 patients. The CD di...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Dennis MJ,James MJ,Wherry D,Doran J,Morris DL

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pulmonary staging in colorectal cancer (CRC) has traditionally been carried out by means of plain chest radiograph (CXR), although computerised tomography (CT) imaging of the chest is increasingly being performed for this purpose. The aim of this study was to assess the value of pre-operative thoracic CT f...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： McIntosh J,Sylvester PA,Virjee J,Callaway M,Thomas MG

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-eight patients treated for haemorrhoids by Lord's procedure have been followed up for 5 years. Preoperative anal pressure and motility studies suggest that the best long-term results occur in patients with an active internal sphincter. Anal pressure was reduced by dilatation and remained static over the next 5 y...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Hancock BD

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the efficacy of emergency thoracotomy performed for thoracic trauma in the accident and emergency department, a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent this procedure and were brought to hospital by the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service was carried out. Between 1991 and 1994, 16 patients had emer...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Jahangiri M,Hyde J,Griffin S,Magee P,Youhana A,Lewis T,Wood A

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00