Khan, Nausheen; Ismail, Farzanah; Van de Werke, Irma(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-08)
Diverticula of the oesophagus are rare. They can occur at any
level, and are often defined by their anatomical location. Three
categories are recognised, namely pharyngo-oesophageal,
parabronchial and epiphrenic. Although ...
Wiggett, W.S.; Louw, Melanie; Karusseit, V.O.L. (Otto)(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-08)
INTRODUCTION: Surgery is sometimes performed on patients with peau d'orange (dermal oedema) of the breast. This may be done to achieve local control of cancer after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy or in resectable locally advanced ...
Van Niekerk, Martin L.; Roos, W.L.(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-08)
One of the most serious and frustrating complications after successful primary repair of a tracheoesophageal fistula is a recurrent fistula, the incidence of which is reported as 5 - 15%. Secondary recurrences following ...
Pournaras, Dimitri J.; Glicksman, Clare; Vincent, Royce P.; Kuganolipava, Shophia; Alaghband-Zadeh, Jamie; Mahon, David; Bekker, Jan H.R.; Ghatei, Mohammad A.; Bloom, Stephen R.; Walters, Julian R.F.; Welbourn, Richard; Le Roux, Carel W.(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-08)
Gastric bypass leads to the remission of type 2 diabetes independently of weight loss. Our hypothesis
is that changes in bile flow due to the altered anatomy may partly explain the metabolic
outcomes of the operation. ...
Smit, J.G.M.; Van Marle, J.(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-05)
OBJECTIVES: Endovascular repair (EVAR) is accepted as effective treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and has become the standard of care in many instances. The standard bifurcated stentgraft (BFG) is often not ...