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Death within 48 h – Adverse events after general surgical procedures
15 September 2011
Abstract: Background: Comorbidity and emergency intervention are established risk factors for post-operative mortality. This study sought to identify adverse events associated with death within 48 h o...
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Russell Mullen,
John M. Scollay,
Garry Hecht,
Gillian McPhillips,
Alastair M. Thompson
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Surgery for perforated small bowel malignancy: A single institution’s experience over 4 years
15 September 2011
Abstract: Introduction: Surgery for perforated small bowel malignancy is associated with dismal morbidity and mortality rates. The aim of the paper was to highlight our institution’s surgical experien...
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Ker-Kan Tan,
Shieh-Ling Bang,
Choon-Kiat Ho
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A survey of UK surgical trainees and trainers; latest reforms well understood but perceived detrimental to surgical training
15 September 2011
Abstract: Introduction: In the United Kingdom, surgical training reforms as part of modernising medical careers (MMC) became fully operational in 2007. This study aims to establish the level of insigh...
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Sajid Mehmood,
Saima Anwar,
Jamil Ahmed,
Muhammad Tayyab,
David O’Regan
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Unplanned overnight admissions in day-case arthroscopic shoulder surgery
15 September 2011
Abstract: The majority of arthroscopic shoulder procedures can be safely performed as day-case surgery. However, despite better pain control and preoperative assessment; some patients end with unplann...
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J. Sultan,
K.Z. Marflow,
B. Roy
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Increased bone mineral density in the non-resurfaced patella after total knee arthroplasty: A clinical and densitometric study
15 September 2011
Abstract: We report the results of a longitudinal study of 40 patients with osteoarthritis who had primary prosthetic replacement without patellar resurfacing, and were followed at 6 months postoperat...
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Alberto Di Martino,
Francesco Franceschi,
Rocco Papalia,
Mario Marini,
Giancarlo Prossomariti,
Nicola Maffulli,
Vincenzo Denaro
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The management of soft tissue sarcomas
05 December 2011
Abstract: Background: Soft tissue sarcomas are a rare and heterogeneous group of malignancies that are derived from the mesenchymal cell lines. In the last few decades, the management of these lesions...
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Steven Cutts,
Ferrero Andrea,
Raimondo Piana,
Richard Haywood
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Review of continent urinary diversion in contemporary urology
17 October 2011
Abstract: Continent urinary diversion (CUD) continues to be widely accepted by both urologists and patients for urinary reconstruction after cystectomy and some complicated cases of urinary incontinen...
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S. Bailey,
M.H. Kamel,
E.A. Eltahawy,
N.K. Bissada
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Bisphosphonate osteonecrosis of the jaw: A historical and contemporary review
10 October 2011
Abstract: The use of bisphosphonate drugs has been popularised in the late 20th century for the management of many conditions associated with abnormalities of bone turnover, particularly metastatic an...
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Niall M.H. McLeod,
Peter A. Brennan,
Salvatore L. Ruggiero
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Chemoprevention in colorectal cancer - where we stand and what we have learned from twenty year's experience
30 November 2011
Abstract: Introduction: Colorectal chemoprevention is a strategy aimed at preventing tumour progression before irreversible changes to the proteome are in full progress. Chemoprevention is not a new c...
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Shahe Boghossian,
Ahmed Hawash
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Emerging therapies for thyroid carcinoma
Abstract: Thyroid carcinoma is the most commonly diagnosed endocrine malignancy. Its incidence is currently rising worldwide. The discovery of genetic mutations associated with the development of thyr...
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S. Walsh,
R. Prichard,
A.D.K. Hill
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Laparoscopic feeding jejunostomy: Description of a modified technique with results
15 September 2011
We present a safe and easy laparoscopic technique for feeding jejunostomy using readily available suprapubic catheterisation (SPC) kit and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy replacement (PEG) kits th...
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Andrei Ilczyszyn,
Faisal El-Medani,
Sanjay Gupta
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Corrigendum to “Review of colorectal surgery handbook” [The Surgeon 9(2011) 235]
07 December 2011
A book review appeared in the above issue of The Surgeon, however several details of the book were inadvertently omitted. Please see here the relevant information. The Publishers apologise for any inc...
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