"Each surgeon eventually grows into a technique peculiar to himself, and there nre many roads to success." It is i? tins catholic spirit that Dr. Crandon writes his book, every procedure wherein advised has stood the' test of experience. It is largely a reflection of the traditions of the Harvard Medical .School probably the most conservative in a land of restless innovations, but the author sh...

More than half of the European population are overweight (body mass index (BMI) > 25 and < 30 kg/m2) and up to 30% are obese (BMI > or = 30 kg/m2). Being overweight and obesity are becoming endemic, particularly because of increasing nourishment and a decrease in physical exercise. Insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, cholelithiasis, certain forms of cancer, steatosi...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article outlines indications for neurosurgical treatment of epilepsy, describes the presurgical workup, summarizes surgical approaches, and details expected risks and benefits. RECENT FINDINGS There is class I evidence for the efficacy of temporal lobectomy in treating intractable seizures, and accumulating documentation that successful surgical treatment reverses much ...

A retrospective study of thyrotoxic patients treated by subtotal thyroidectomy between 2 and 21 years ago in the north-east of Scotland showed that 20% of the patients could not be identified or traced at the time of the survey. The thyroid status of 40% of patients followed up was abnormal.It is now accepted that radioiodine treatment of thyrotoxicosis is followed by a significant incidence of...

OBJECTIVE To describe experience with the surgical treatment of thymoma. DESIGN A retrospective study. SETTING A teaching hospital at the University of Ottawa. PATIENTS Over 25 years, 42 consecutive patients (22 men, 20 women) who had a thymoma requiring operation. INTERVENTIONS Thymectomy. OUTCOME MEASURES Age, sex, association with myasthenia gravis, presence of a paraneoplastic syn...

Background: The facial fractures include Condylar are most common in mandibular fractures, which have the highest fracture incidence after nasal bone fractures. Three different traumatic forces can result condylar injury: first is energy imparted to a static person by moving object, such as blow face from cricket bat; second striking child falling and ground; third combination of two forces, wh...