Some Surgical Aspects of Urinary Bilharziasis

Some Surgical Aspects of Carcinoma

I feel that I owe my present position as President for the ensuing year of this Society to the fact that I am the last of those who took part in its original formation who has not already passed the Presidential Chair; and whilst I am pleased to occupy, by your kindness, the position of President, I am more pleased at the great success of the Society, whether looked at from the point of view of...

Some Surgical Aspects of Meckel's Diverticulum

Hydronephrosis and urinary tract bilharziasis. A radiological and necropsy survey.

Radiological study Excluding repeat investigations, 1,525 successful intravenous pyelograms, comprising all those performed on African and Indian patients during 1964, were reviewed. In addition to noting the original radiological reports, we re-examined the radiographs for abnormalities, including evidence of possible bilharziasis. When either hydronephrosis or radiographic non-function of a k...

Some aspects of the metabolic response to surgical trauma.

The metabolic response to trauma is characterized by hypermetabolism, increased N excretion, accelerated fluxes of substrates (particularly glucose) between organs, and anorexia (Wilmore & Kinney, 1981). The combination of hypermetabolism and anorexia leads to negative energy and N balance. In the case of patients undergoing surgery, this situation is often superimposed on a state of nutritiona...

SURGICAL ASPECTS OF PEDIATRIC COCHLEAR IMPL A NTATION

Since 1991,90 cochlear implantations have been performed in the " cochlear center" of our department, including 57 children. This paper presents the results of 57 children who underwent cochlear implantation in the Iranian pediatric cochlear implant program. The surgical technique is described below. No flap problems were encountered, and no cholesteatoma or other complication was seen. In...