OBJECTIVE The CardioThoracic Systems (CTS) registry of minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) was established to examine baseline characteristics of patients undergoing this surgical procedure, document details of the procedures including grafting techniques and post-operative complication rates, and assess post-operative graft patency. METHODS A total of 508 consecutive pa...

Introduction This study evaluated the effect of fibrin glue applied as a sandwich film between a two layer pancreatico-jejunostomy anastomosis following pancreaticoduodenectomy. Primary end-points were post-operative pancreatic fistulae, overall complication rates and post-operative length of stay. Methods Pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed by fashioning a two layer pancreatico-jejunostomy w...

Physiotherapy following elective abdominal surgery has been well documented, but following emergency abdominal surgery, despite poorer outcomes and increased complication rates, physiotherapy interventions for this patient group remain largely uninvestigated. The most common complication following upper abdominal surgery is the development of a post-operative pulmonary complication (PPC). Risk ...

We conducted a systematic review of studies reporting clinical outcomes after proximal row carpectomy or to four-corner arthrodesis for scaphoid non-union advanced collapse or scapholunate advanced collapse arthritis. Seven studies (Levels I–III; 240 patients, 242 wrists) were evaluated. Significantly different postoperative values were as follows for four-corner arthrodesis versus proximal row...

Aim: Histopathological assessment of labial salivary glands has long been a core part of the diagnostic criteria for Sjogren’s Syndrome. Biopsy of labial salivary glands is technique sensitive and has post-operative complications which can affect the patient’s quality of life. Varying techniques for labial gland biopsy and associated complications are described in the literature. This article g...

Tabularised incised plate urethroplasty (TIP) or Snodgrass procedure is a well accepted technique for distal penile hypospadias repair. Its main complication is formation of urethrocutaneous fistula in the post operative period. Different investigators have tried different reinforcement over neo-urethra to prevent fistula formation. Snodgrass originally applied Dartos flap over neo-urethra. But...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to assess the complication rates of total thyroidectomy in a regional hospital setting in Denmark for permanent hypoparathyroidism, recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and post-operative bleeding. Furthermore, the long-term outcomes in the management of hypoparathyroidism were investigated. METHODS This was a retrospective study of 114 consecutive patients u...

UNLABELLED This study aimed to evaluate emergency non traumatic colonic surgery mortality and morbidity in our practice MATERIAL AND METHODS Data of all 85 patients who underwent an emergency non traumatic colonic surgery during the period from August the 1st 1998 to June the 30th 2006, were retrospectively reviewed. Surgical procedures included either colonic resections with (n = 33) or with...