We present here a rare clinical case of a 53-year-old gentleman with metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) to the small intestine presenting with extensive polyposis and massive gastrointestinal bleeding which was successfully managed with intraoperative endoscopic polypectomy and segmental small bowel resection. The patient presented with melena 2 weeks after right nephrectomy for RCC. Ca...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of transcatheter arterial embolization prior to surgical excision of musculoskeletal tumors. We reviewed the records of nine patients (3 females and 6 males) who received arterial embolization prior to excision of musculoskeletal tumors in our hospital from December 2009 to April 2010. We evaluated tumor region, size, histopathology, fe...

OBJECTIVE Compare coblation tonsillectomy with blunt dissection tonsillectomy to see if there is any difference in intraoperative bleeding, operating time, postoperative pain, tonsillar fossae healing and return to normal diet and activities. METHOD A randomised control trial was carried out to compare coblation tonsillectomy with blunt dissection tonsillectomy in 56 patients. The same surgeo...

OBJECTIVE To assess the use of Prothrombinex-VF powder for injection (PTX-VF) at Royal Perth Hospital and analyse the efficacy and safety profile of PTX-VF. DESIGN, SETTING AND PATIENTS A prospective observational audit of PTX-VF use, conducted by reviewing medical records and laboratory and imaging results for all patients prescribed PTX-VF from 1 November 2009 to 1 May 2010. MAIN OUTCOME ...

INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVE Radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) is the gold standard for the surgical treatment of localized prostate cancer. New techniques are being developed with less invasive methods, including laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) and robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP). The aim of the study is to compare LRP and RALP outcomes during the learning cu...

We present the case of a 69-year-old woman admitted to hospital because of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding of an unknown source with a consequent severe iron deficiency anemia (IDA), undiagnosed for the past 25 years. In the last three years the episodes of severe bleeding became frequent, usually followed by melena. The patient was admitted 11 times in different departments without the ident...

A 56-year-old man had left nephrectomy and resection of a cavoatrial tumor thrombus under a cardiopulmonary bypass assist for left renal cell carcinoma. An intraoperative bipolar temporary epicardial atrial pacing wire was removed on postoperative day 8. The patient collapsed on postoperative day 15. Emergent transthoracic echocardiography and computed tomography scanning with contrast media de...

Uterine leiomyomas are benign gynecological tumors of the uterus which commonly seen in women under 50 years age and they one common reasons abnormal uterine bleeding. Myomectomy is most treatment method among who want to remain fertile and/or protect uterus. Approximately 1-4% myomectomy operations end up with hysterectomy due uncontrollable Many different methods used order reduce incidence b...

To discuss and analyze the diagnosis treatment methods of small bowel diverticulum to improve level treatment. The clinical data two patients with found by intraoperative exploration in our hospital were analyzed, preoperative postoperative diagnoses compared, as well causes misdiagnosis. could not be clearly diagnosed before surgery, but they during surgical exploration, discharged after Small...