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Salleh HBD

Aust N Z J Surg, 1969 May;41(4):356-358.

PMID: 29319853 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1969.tb06545.x

A case of acute primary inversion of the caecum is presented. The importance of early operation is stressed. The importance of the condition in the differential diagnosis of appendicitis is mentioned.

Localized osseous involvement in cryptococcosis: case report and review of the literature

Ong TH, Prathap K

Aust N Z J Surg, 1970 Nov;40(2):186-90.

PMID: 5275987

An Experimental Study on the Pathogenesis of Postoperative Hypoalbuminaemia1

Chandrasekharan N

Aust N Z J Surg, 1972 Feb;38(3):292-297.

PMID: 29265290 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1972.tb05640.x

This paper reports a study in the rat of the changes in the plasma albumin level following laparotomy, and their correlation with the concentrations of extravascular albumin in the area of the operation wound and in the liver.

SUMMARY: The pathogenesis of postoperative hypoalbuminaemia remains a controversial and poorly understood topic. In the present study the changes in the plasma albumin level following laparotomy have been investigated by immunological methods and correlated with the concentrations of extravascular albumin in the operation wound site and in the liver. There was a fall in the plasma albumin level, accompanied by an increase in the extravascular albumin concentration at the laparotomy wound site, with no alteration in the concentration of albumin in the liver. This work confirms that postoperative hypoalbuminaemia is due to accumulation of albumin in the wound site. Increased capillary permeability is suggested as a cause of the excessive loss of plasma albumin into the surgically injured site. The role and subsequent fate of the extravascular albumin in the wound area are also discussed.

Definitive surgery for perforated peptic ulcer in Malaysia

Ti TK, Yong NK

Aust N Z J Surg, 1973 May;42(4):353-6.

PMID: 4532515

Douglas Miller

Loewenthal J, Kenny PG, Seng YG

Aust N Z J Surg, 1974 Jul;44(3):211-4.

PMID: 4618111

Tropical pyomyositis

Owen-Smith MS

Aust N Z J Surg, 1975 Feb;45(1):57-60.

PMID: 1057403

Six cases of tropical pyomyositis occurring in Australian, New Zealand and British soldiers in Malaysia and Singapore are described.

The management of solitary thyroid nodules under local anaesthesia

Cunningham IG, Lee YK

Aust N Z J Surg, 1975 Aug;45(3):285-9.

PMID: 1058690

A group of patients with solitary nodules of the thyroid were treated at the University of Malaya by surgery under local anaesthesia. This was done in order to expedite exploration of a potentially malignant condition. This group comprised 43 patients, and four cancers were found. The standard technique used was satisfactory from the viewpoint of both the patient and the surgeon. The pattern of this condition in a Malaysian population is documented, the technique used is described, and thyroidectomy under local aneaesthesia is discussed.

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in Malaysians

Yong SL, Prathap K

Aust N Z J Surg, 1977 Apr;47(2):216-20.

PMID: 267467

Eight cases of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis occurring in an oriental population are reported. The patients were mostly middle-aged, and there was a female preponderence. Nephrectomy controlled the disease in all cases. Diagnosis on clinical and radiological grounds is difficult, and it is often only made on pathological examination of the kidney after nephrectomy. The nature of the disease remains obscure.

The current practice of paediatric surgery in Malaysia

Somasundaram K

Aust N Z J Surg, 1978 Aug;48(4):356-9.

PMID: 282864

This 10-year review of surgical conditions in infants at the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, highlights some of the more common problems encountered and outlines their management. Anorectal agenesis and Hirschsprung's disease were seen relatively more frequently than other anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract. The management of these two conditions and the operation of colostomy and its complications are singled out and presented in some detail.

The history and development of surgery in Malaysia

Alhady SM

Aust N Z J Surg, 1978 Aug;48(4):352-6.

PMID: 367350

Surgical Research Society of Australasia. 24th Scientific Meeting, May 12, 1978, University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Abstracts

Aust N Z J Surg, 1978 Oct;48(5):586-8.

PMID: 35148

Inflammatory diseases of the bowel: a Malaysian experience

Ti TK

Aust N Z J Surg, 1979 Aug;49(4):428-31.

PMID: 115452

A 10-year experience in the diagnosis and treatment of 92 patients with inflammatory bowel diseases in Kuala Lumpur is described. Tuberculosis (34 cases) was the most common inflammatory bowel disease of surgical importance. The clinical presentation of tuberculous enteritis and Crohn's disease is similar, though tuberculosis is strongly suggested by associated pulmonary disease and radiological evidence of caecal involvement. The finding of 10 cases each of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis is in keeping with an increased awareness of these conditions in a developing urban society where facilities exist for thorough investigation of diarrhoeal diseases. Amoebiasis sometimes causes a granulomatous lesion simulating carcinoma. Diverticular disease of the colon as known in the West is of very rare occurrence.

Concomitant cerebral and breast cryptococcosis

Arumugasamy N, Chin CS, Wong YH, Chew PH

Aust N Z J Surg, 1985 Oct;55(5):517-8.

PMID: 3868419

A patient with a solitary intracranial cryptococcoma of the occipital lobe of the brain and a concomitant granuloma of similar aetiology in the breast is reported. Despite resistance of the causative fungus to 5-fluorocytosine in vitro, the patient responded well to radical excisional surgery and therapy with 5-fluorocytosine.

Mullerian duct cyst (utricular cyst): treatment with the transvesical, transtrigonal approach

Goon HK, Tan KC, Sakijan AS

Aust N Z J Surg, 1987 Sep;57(9):683-6.

PMID: 3689258

The diagnosis of mullerian duct or utricular cyst should be considered in a child with urinary difficulties and a palpable midline, anterior rectal mass. Endoscopic cannulation of the cyst has been found to be the most useful diagnostic test. Infection should be treated with the appropriate antibiotics before definitive treatment. Surgical excision offers the best result. The transperitoneal and posterior parasacral approaches have been described but we favour the transvesical, transtrigonal approach which we find highly satisfactory. The risk of malignancy at a later age is an added indication for surgery.

Successful surgical management of a case of pulmonary and pericardial melioidosis

Majid AA

Aust N Z J Surg, 1990 Feb;60(2):139-41.

PMID: 2327916

A 35 year old diabetic presented with features of septicaemia and developed cardiac tamponade. He was found to have pulmonary, acute septicaemic and pericardial melioidosis. Some initial improvement was achieved with medical therapy but only with surgical intervention was a successful outcome achieved.

Fournier's gangrene: its aetiology and management

Thambi Dorai CR, Kandasami P

Aust N Z J Surg, 1991 May;61(5):370-2.

PMID: 2025192

The clinical features and management of 12 patients with Fournier's gangrene are described. The patients differed from the usual description of Fournier's gangrene in that they were older, the disease had a less abrupt onset and a definite predisposing factor was identified in 10 of the 12 patients. The importance of early diagnosis and excision of necrotic tissue is emphasized.

Type IVa choledochal cysts: surgical management and literature review

Thambi Dorai CR, Visvanathan R, McAll GL

Aust N Z J Surg, 1991 Jul;61(7):505-10.

PMID: 1859310

Type IVa choledochal cysts with cylindrical dilatation of the intrahepatic ducts constitute a relatively less recognized variety of choledochal cysts, and differ from cystic dilatation of intrahepatic ducts in their clinical manifestations and response to treatment. Five patients with type IVa choledochal cysts and cylindrical dilatation of major intrahepatic ducts who underwent cyst excision and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy are reported. The duration of symptoms was less than 1 year in all patients. Palpable abdominal mass and abdominal pain were present in 3 patients. The traid of jaundice, abdominal pain and mass was present in only 1 patient. The intrahepatic dilatation regressed after excision of the extrahepatic cyst just below the hilum of the liver. The surgical technique is described and the need for excision of the cyst is emphasized.

Basal skull fractures. A prospective study of 100 consecutive admissions

Chee CP, Ali A

Aust N Z J Surg, 1991 Aug;61(8):597-602.

PMID: 1867613

A prospective study of 100 consecutive patients with basal skull fracture admitted to the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur between July 1986 and October 1988 was carried out to study its epidemiological pattern, clinical and radiological presentations, mechanisms of injury, time interval between accidents and neurosurgical referrals, complications and outcomes. Two-thirds of the patients were between 20 and 50 years old and 79% were male. Half of the injured were motorcyclists and 22% were pedestrians. Three-quarters of the patients were seen within an hour after injury. Thirty-two patients had intracranial haematomas: 14 subdural, 9 extradural and 9 intracerebral. Three patients developed meningitis (two after operations) and six developed epilepsy. Eighteen patients died, but good recovery resulted in 70 patients at follow-up of 1 to 28 months. A small subgroup of 15 patients with severe ear and nose bleeding as a result of basal venous sinus tear died within a few hours despite aggressive resuscitation, probably due to underlying severe brain stem injury. The implication of the high incidence of basal skull fractures in motorcyclists, despite the enforcement of crash helmets is discussed, with possible mechanisms proposed.

Thymolipoma

Majid AA

Aust N Z J Surg, 1992 Jan;62(1):74-6.

PMID: 1731742

Although the diagnosis of thymolipoma has improved with the introduction of computerized tomography (CT), variations in CT appearance are still being described; this paper describes a case which resembled a lipoma. The CT features of thymolipoma are discussed with special reference to the differential diagnosis. Surgical excision should be considered for patients who are found to exhibit a fatty intrathoracic mass on CT.

The abdominal cocoon

Yip FW, Lee SH

Aust N Z J Surg, 1992 Aug;62(8):638-42.

PMID: 1642584

Since it was first described in 1978 the abdominal cocoon continues to be a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. So far this rare condition where the small intestine is encased in a fibrous membrane has been reported only in females. Diagnosis is usually made at laparotomy and the treatment of choice is lysis of adhesions. Proper recognition of this benign condition will result in the correct management of it and prevent unnecessary bowel resections. Five new cases including one male patient, together with a review of previous reports in the English literature, are presented.

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