Browsing General Surgery by Issue Date
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Abdominal actinomycosis
(2007)Abdominal actinomycosis has been recognised for over 150 years yet remains largely unknown to most clinicians. It's varied presentations are usually considered to represent malignancy rather than an infective process - and ... -
Vacuum assisted closure therapy in the treatment of mesh infection after hernia repair
(2009)BACKGROUND: Mesh related infection after prosthetic abdominal wall hernia repair is a difficult clinical problem, particularly in an era of evolving microbial resistance. Commonly advocated treatment for such infection ... -
The cost of ignoring acute cholecystectomy
(2009)INTRODUCTION: Biliary symptoms whilst awaiting elective cholecystectomy are common, resulting in hospital admission, further investigation and increased hospital costs. Immediate cholecystectomy during the first admission ... -
Plasma cell granuloma of the thyroid: a conservative approach to a rare condition and review of the literature
(2010)Introduction. We present a case of an 89-year-old female who attended our surgical endocrine clinic with a 3-month history of a left-sided neck lump. There was no past medical history of thyroid disease. Methods. Following ... -
Postoperative Symptoms, after-care, and return to routine activity after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
(2010)Surgeons are usually not involved in the postdischarge care of patients after uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). The aim of this study was to document the the symptomatic recovery of patients following LC, ... -
To scrub or not to scrub? That is the question.
(2011)The assistant theatre practitioner (ATP) is increasingly being developed across a range of healthcare settings to support the role of the registered practitioner (Skills for Health 2010). Where ATPs take on roles that were ... -
Percutaneous cholecystostomy as an alternative to cholecystectomy in high risk patients with biliary sepsis: a district general hospital experience
(2012)INTRODUCTION: Cholecystectomy is the standard treatment for patients with acute cholecystitis. However, percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) is an alternative for patients at high risk for surgery. We present our five-year ... -
Non-centralised service for palliative stenting of malignant gastric outlet obstruction
(2015)INTRODUCTION: Malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a common, debilitating and frequently pre-terminal symptom of intra-abdominal malignancies. Traditional 'gold standard' treatment has been palliative surgical ... -
A comparison of nonoperative vs. Endobutton repair of distal biceps ruptures
(2016)BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to compare the outcome of patients who have undergone distal biceps tendon repair by a single-incision Endobutton fixation technique with the results of another cohort of patients who ... -
Comparison of surgical skill acquisition by UK surgical trainees and Sierra Leonean associate clinicians in a task-sharing programme
(2019)Background: Task-sharing in surgery is well established, with associate clinicians performing successful surgery in many countries. Little is known about the process of surgical skill acquisition by associate clinicians, ...
