Morbidity associated with surgical treatment of ureteric calculi in a teaching hospital in Kuwait.

abstract：:Internal herniation of the small bowel through a defect in the falciform ligament and subsequent small bowel obstruction is exceedingly rare with the majority of previous cases being attributed to congenital abnormalities. As laparoscopic techniques approach the forefront of modern surgery, an iatrogenic source for a ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Dusu K,Dindyal S,Gadhvi V

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Most women who have screening mammography and undergo subsequent open biopsy following an indeterminate core biopsy result are eventually found to have benign disease. However, a significant number have malignant disease and the rate of malignancy in such cases may be influenced by various factors. This s...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Hunt RJ,Steel JR,Porter GJ,Holgate CS,Watkins RM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of the primary fellowship results showed that on average candidates were scoring a significantly higher mark in the MCQ than in the essay or viva. The level of MCQ marking has therefore been reset to the standards of the other parts of the examination. The need for continually monitoring the results of all ex...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Lumley JS,Browne PD,Elcock NJ

更新日期：1984-11-01 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：:Research performed in the late 1960s, using 24Na, suggested that the perfusion of skin and subcutaneous tissues is critically dependent on the relationship between capillary (Pc) and tissue pressures (Pt). Perfusion changes differed significantly between controls and patients with venous disease and the differences co...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Chant A

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:General anaesthesia is infrequently requested for bronchography in small children. The clinical indications, recommendations for the anaesthetic technique, and problems associated with the investigation are discussed. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Ryan DW

更新日期：1980-05-01 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：: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 Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potentially fatal complication of hip arthroplasty and knee arthroplasty. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommend rivaroxaban for VTE prevention. Amid concerns over bleeding complications, the modified thromboprophylaxis policy of Chelsea and Westm...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Loganathan V,Hua A,Patel S,Gibbons C,Vizcaychipi MP

更新日期：2016-09-01 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

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Minimally-invasive, video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) was developed to reduce scarring/trauma associated with cervical incisions used in open thyroidectomy. Results from various centres have been published internationally but none from the UK. This study reports the first results from the UK and compare...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Samy AK,Ridgway D,Orabi A,Suppiah A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:An increasing quantity of data is required to guide precision medicine and advance future healthcare practices, but current analytical methods often become overwhelmed. Artificial intelligence (AI) provides a promising solution. Plastic surgery is an innovative surgical specialty expected to implement AI i...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Murphy DC,Saleh DB

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year-old woman underwent a low anterior resection and defunctioning loop ileostomy for a T1 N1 M0 rectal adenocarcinoma. Three months following surgery she attended complaining of pain inferior to the loop ileostomy. A clinical examination demonstrated an extensive area of spreading cellulitis on the lower abdomi...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Davey PT,Burnside N,MacKenzie N,Conkey D,Carson J,Skelly RT

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive haemorrhage is an uncommon complication in pancreatitis. Most affected patients suffer from chronic disease with associated pseudocyst. We present five patients (four male) with a mean age of 41 years (range 34-48 years). All patients had alcohol-induced pancreatitis complicated either by haematemesis (3), int...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Ammori BJ,Madan M,Alexander DJ

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive cephalic spread of solution occurred in three out of seven cases studied during coeliac plexus blockade. Spread on to cardiac nerves and plexus may be a factor in hypotension following this procedure. Incremental dosage and careful screening is recommended. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Hardy PA,Wells JC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Inferior epigastric artery (IEA) pseudoaneurysms are recognised complications of abdominal wall procedures, and a variety of approaches including surgical excision and ligation, percutaneous procedures and conservative management have been employed in treating this rare complication. METHODS:We describe a...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Edwards KJ,Avula SK,Babu BD,England RA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of pyomyositis of the piriformis muscle. This case, the first in the English speaking literature of piriformis involvement in a juvenile, serves to illustrate the need for a high index of suspicion when treating children with symptoms related to impalpable pathology deep in the pelvis and th...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Burton DJ,Enion D,Shaw DL

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergency operating patterns in a district general hospital were significantly altered by the introduction of an afternoon emergency theatre list co-ordinated by a consultant anaesthetist. Before the introduction of the list, 88% of emergency operations were carried out after 17.00, with 40% of cases waiting until...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Lovett BE,Katchburian MV

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Nephroureterectomy with excision of a cuff of bladder remains the standard for managing upper tract transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). Increasing use of diagnostic upper tract endoscopy has underlined the importance of obtaining a pre-operative histological diagnosis in order to avoid under-treating high-g...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Chitale S,Mbakada R,Irving S,Burgess N

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year old man who presented unwell with no specific symptoms or signs was found to have portal venous circulation gas complicating a small diverticular abscess. He was successfully managed with a course of antibiotics and had full resolution of symptoms, therefore avoiding the need for surgical intervention. While...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Kong CY,Goh HL,Anderson JE

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome of loop ileostomy closure was evaluated in 40 patients who had previously undergone restorative proctocolectomy. A standard operative technique was used which incorporated a circumstomal incision, non-resectional reconstruction and primary skin closure. Thirty-six patients (90%) enjoyed an uncomplicated re...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Lewis P,Bartolo DC

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is often accepted by hospital staff that patients would prefer to be at home for the Christmas and Easter holiday periods. This is one of the reasons that elective surgery is reduced at these times. However there is very little evidence to prove whether this is true. To investigate this question 310 patients attend...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Whiteley MS,Williams DJ,Hocken D

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 4-year review of 509 patients with chronic pancreatitis, the incidence of clinically manifest fixed common bile duct (CBD) stenosis was 9% (45 patients). In 76% this was alcohol related, and pancreatic calcification was present in 51%. All patients presented with unrelenting jaundice and five (11%) had cholangiti...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Huizinga WK,Thomson SR,Spitaels JM,Simjee AE

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A summary of its uses in mitral valve surgery and coronary artery revascularisation. ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Sepehripour AH,Garas G,Athanasiou T,Casula R

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old man had aorto-iliac bypass for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). This was complicated by occlusion that needed extension of the graft to the right femoral artery. He was unable to move his right leg with numbness after surgery. This was caused by extensive lumbosacral plexopathy on the right side. Lumb...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Abdelhamid MF,Sandler B,Awad RW

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:Breast cancer patients frequently develop bone metastases. A newly discovered peptide, Parathyroid Hormone Related Protein (PTHrP), causes humoral hypercalcaemia of malignancy. We have studied whether production of this protein by breast cancers leads to the development of bone metastases or hypercalcaemia. PTHrP was ...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Bundred NJ,Walls J,Ratcliffe WA

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：:Retroperitoneal abscesses can be gastrointestinal, urological or vascular in origin, and can spread via the retrofascial compartment through the psoas muscle to the lower limb. We describe the case of a 73-year-old woman with right knee pain for three weeks, a cellulitic right thigh and cholestatic liver function test...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： Granger L,Rao M,Rambani R

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomised, double-blind study was conducted to assess the influence of intra-articular and subcutaneous prilocaine with adrenaline on postoperative pain in day case arthroscopy of the knee. The time to first dose of oral analgesia postoperatively was significantly prolonged in those patients receiving prilocaine bu...

journal_title：Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

authors： White AP,Laurent S,Wilkinson DJ

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00