34 Paediatric surgery N.J. Hall and E. Kiely CONTENTS General considerations in paediatric surgery General paediatric surgical techniques Conditions presenting mainly in the newborn or neonatal period Conditions typically presenting…
22 Adrenalectomy T.R. Kurzawinski CONTENTS Introduction Anatomy INTRODUCTION Adrenalectomy is not a common operation. It should be performed only in centres performing at least 10–15 cases per year. Care for…
3 The severely injured patient N.R.M. Tai CONTENTS Introduction Principles of damage control Neck and thoracic outlet Chest Abdominal trauma Pelvis Soft-tissue wounds INTRODUCTION This chapter concerns the surgical management…
36 Upper urinary tract G. Smith and S. Pridgeon CONTENTS Introduction Acute pyonephrosis (obstructed infected kidney) Obstructed kidney caused by a stone Cystoscopic insertion of a ureteric stent Renal trauma …
38 Male genitalia G. Smith and S. Pridgeon CONTENTS Circumcision Frenuloplasty Hydrocele repair Excision of epididymal cysts Inguinal orchidectomy Simple orchidectomy Testicular torsion Testicular trauma Vasectomy for sterilization Fractured penis …
Figure 13.1-1. Vaginal smears of common vaginitis pathogens. A: Trichomonas vaginalis. B: Candida albicans. (A: Reproduced with permission from Sun T. Parasitic disorders: pathology, diagnosis, and management. 2nd ed. Baltimore,…
The first-line antihypertensive drug classes are thiazide diuretics (TZD), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), CCBs, and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). β-Receptor blockers no longer enjoy a first-line status in the treatment…
Optional Tests • Maximal urinary flow rate. It is tested if greater than 15 mL per second excludes clinically important BOO due to BPH. • Measurement of postvoid residual urine (PVR) by…
