and clearly described; the section on rupture of the urethra being particularly good. Various ingenious methods for the removal of foreign bodies from the urethra are also included. Section VIII deals with the rectum and anus; ano-rectal imperforations comprise a larcre'portion of it ; the author emphasizes the view that an artificial anus in the iliac region should be nothing but a last resort...

not in close touch with surgical practice. The standard of excellence is so high that it is difficult to select any section for special mention ; perhaps that on the abdomen is the best; the author is a strong advocate of the rule "when in doubt operate;" with this we think the vast majority of surgeons ngree. As regards appendicitis, the practice is "every case of acute appendicitis, ought to ...

By Felix Lejars. Translated from the Sixth French Edition by W. S. Dickie, F.R.C.S. Vol. I. Pp. xiv, 617. Bristol: John Wright & Sons Ltd. 1909. The translator and publishers of this work are to be congratulated on its material and artistic excellence, and its production is an honour to its author and an ornament to European surgery. There are few authors who can say of a book, " I have lived i...

La pluripatología, la dependencia y la fragilidad asociadas a la vejez y a la merma de las capacidades de la persona suponen un sufrimiento importante que debe tenerse en cuenta en estrategias y planes terapéuticos. La respuesta al diagnóstico de una enfermedad crónica siempre tiene implicaciones psicológicas y sociales complejas, que dan lugar a una merma en la calidad de vida percibida por la...

Abstract Aim NELA aims to enable the improvement of quality care for patients undergoing emergency laparotomy, through provision high comparative data from all providers laparotomy Methods Conclusions Factors analyzed are Recommendations

A giant inguinoscrotal hernia is typically associated with a low risk of bowel obstruction or strangulation. When the complicated acute gastric perforation, it an exceedingly rare clinical entity. The operative strategy may be definitive at index surgery staged. technical challenge severity peritoneal contamination contradicting mesh placement, coupled loss domain. Herein we report 58-year-old ...

results two weeks after the operation, in the lc group, the qol scores decreased significantly in physical functioning, physical status, body pain and emotional status (for all of them p ≤ 0.01), whereas, in the oc group all the aspect of qol decreased (for all of them p < 0.01), with the exception of body pain (p = 0.982) and social functioning (p = 0.502). four weeks after the operation, the ...

Background: This study was done to establish the outcomes of surgical procedure in management ileal perforation. Methods: included 70 patients admitted emergency with acute abdomen. These were divided into 3 groups group A, B, C. The as primary repair (group A) and resection anastomosis B) ileostomy C); Comparative between all procedure. Study centre L. N. medical college hospital research cent...