Endoscopic injection of adrenaline for actively bleeding ulcers: a randomised trial
Chung, S C S, Leung, J W C, Steele, R J C, Crofts, T J, Li, A K C
A prospective randomised trial was performed to assess the efficacy of endoscopic injection of adrenaline for actively bleeding ulcers. Emergency endoscopy in 961 patients admitted for upper...
Surgical training: an objective assessment of recent changes for a single health board.
Crofts, T. J., Griffiths, J. M., Sharma, S., Wygrala, J., Aitken, R. J.
The reduction in doctors' hours and the introduction of specialist training have reduced general surgical training by 60%. This study assessed the implications for a single health board. A...
Hepatic metastases in Hong Kong Chinese: evidence for an East-West difference in gastric cancer.
Steele, R. J., Chung, S. C., Li, A. K., Crofts, T. J.
The incidence of hepatic metastases found at laparotomy for colorectal and gastric cancer amongst Hong Kong Chinese was found to be 16% and 5% respectively. These figures were compared to similar...
Intraoperative assessment of lymph node involvement in gastric carcinoma.
Park, K. G., Chung, S. C., McGuire, L., Li, A. K., Crofts, T. J.
This study compares the assessment of lymph nodes by the surgeon, at the time of operation, with the pathologist's assessment on the resected specimen in 85 cases of total gastrectomy with extended...
Surgical management of the septic complications of diverticular disease.
Khan, A. L., Ah-See, A. K., Crofts, T. J., Heys, S. D., Eremin, O.
This retrospective study has reviewed the surgical management of the septic complications of diverticular disease involving the left colon in 77 patients who presented between 1980 and 1992. Over...
Acute mesenteric ischaemia: the continuing difficulty in early diagnosis.
Heys, S. D., Brittenden, J., Crofts, T. J.
Five cases of acute intestinal ischaemia due to occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery, all with a delay in diagnosis, are reported here. These cases illustrate the continuing difficulties, in...
An unusual case of oesophageal rupture treated by transhiatal oesophagectomy.
Park, K., Crofts, T. J., Chung, S. C., Li, A. K.
Spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus is an uncommon surgical emergency. A case is presented in which the extensive nature of the rupture precluded standard methods of treatment and was treated by...
Endoscopic injection of adrenaline for actively bleeding ulcers: a randomised trial
Chung, S C S, Leung, J W C, Steele, R J C, Crofts, T J, Li, A K C
A prospective randomised trial was performed to assess the efficacy of endoscopic injection of adrenaline for actively bleeding ulcers. Emergency endoscopy in 961 patients admitted for upper...