Rare case of staple-related small bowel obstruction 1 month after laparoscopic appendicectomy.
Published in ANZ journal of surgery
Tricky diagnosis of a primary gluteal hydatid cyst.
Published in ANZ journal of surgery
Increasing rate of colorectal cancer in younger patients: a review of colonoscopy findings in patients under 50 at a ter...
Published in ANZ journal of surgery
In Australia, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death. It is more common in patients over 50 years, with previous evidence showing patients under 50 years account for only 9% of CRC. However, recent Australian and International studies have shown an increase in CRC incidence in patients u...
Case report: splenic flexure mobilization from the retro-pancreatic space.
Published in ANZ journal of surgery
Association between gender and outcomes of acute burns patients.
Published in ANZ journal of surgery
Burn injuries are a complex and serious public health concern. Where the total body surface area of the burn exceeds 50%, mortality rates as high as 48% have been reported. While the association between gender and burn injury outcomes has been explored, findings are inconsistent. Adult patients (>15 years) admitted between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2...
Ethnic disparities for thyroid surgery.
Published in ANZ journal of surgery
Significant health disparities exist between Māori and non-Māori patients in New Zealand. Māori patients treated medically for their thyroid disease are less likely to be euthyroid. The prevalence of thyroid disease and characteristics of Māori presenting for thyroid surgery has not been well studied. We aim to assess the differences in ethnic repr...
Case of proximal small bowel obstruction: is it the motility or the chewing?
Published in ANZ journal of surgery
Sentinel node occult lesion localization technique for impalpable breast cancer.
Published in ANZ journal of surgery
Mammographic screening has enabled earlier detection of breast cancer, with 25-35% of malignancies being non-palpable at diagnosis. Accurate removal and sentinel node biopsy for staging these lesions are crucial to successful management. Both these aspects are achieved by peritumoural localization with radioisotope and lymphoscintigraphy for sentin...
Is it necessary to always resect elastofibroma dorsi?
Published in ANZ journal of surgery
Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is a benign soft tissue tumour of the subscapular region of the chest wall. It is a frequent lesion, especially seen in females and in the elderly. It remains unclear whether the size or symptomatology of the tumour is important to make a resection decision. Our aim in this study is to reveal the results between asymptomati...
Jumping the gun: traumatic splenosis mimicking 68-gallium-dotatate avid neuroendocrine tumour.
Published in ANZ journal of surgery
