The aim of the Retrospective Study is to see the surgical outcome of Tympanoplasty in Paediatric age group in our Institute. The study includes a total of 50 children of age group 9 to 14 years, who underwent type I tympanoplasty in our Institute between January 2011 and December 2013. The children were divided in 2 groups, Group I of 20 cases ,which comprised of children less then 11 years and...

We report the case of an 18-month-old child with infantile spasms and a hypsarrhythmic electroencephalogram (EEG) pattern associated with a porencephalic cyst. Surgical removal of the cyst and its surrounding tissue was performed following failure of medical therapy. Postoperatively, the patient has been free of infantile spasms for 12 months and the EEG has normalized. He has been maintained o...

OBJECTIVE To describe options for vitreoretinal surgery in the management of massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage (SCH). METHODS Visual acuity (VA), ocular findings, timing of surgical intervention, surgical procedures, and outcomes of four patients diagnosed with massive SCH and admitted to the University Eye Clinic Essen were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS Four eyes of four patients (mean...

Stable distal radius fractures are treated non-surgically in a cast. Unstable distal radius fractures are treated with surgery. The majority of patients have good outcome, but up to one fifth are not satisfied. In this thesis the overall aim was to compare newer surgical techniques, evaluate our treatment over a longer time-period, and identify risk factors for poor outcome. In a previous rando...

Meningioangiomatosis (MA) is a rare, benign neoplastic disorder involving the cortex and leptomeninges, the sporadic form, commonly presents as refractory localization-related epilepsy, but could be asymptomatic especially in older patients. The imaging features may be entirely non-specific. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) erroneously suggests meningioma, lowgrade tumour or vascular malformati...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of non-obstetric surgical procedures on maternal and fetal outcome. METHODS A systematic review of all English language literature. RESULTS Fifty-four papers met the inclusion criteria. The overall number of patients reported was 12,452. Reported maternal death was rare at .006%. The miscarriage rate was 5.8%; however, this number is difficult to interpret ...

Partial forms of Shone complex are rare. Surgical outcomes of the complete forms have generally been poor, whereas there is a lack of data on long-term follow-up of surgically treated adult partial complex. Between 2001 and 2011, nine patients (age: 38 ± 8 years; six males, 67%) were referred for valvular heart disease. Transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography was performed. Data wer...

BACKGROUND We present here the oncological and functional outcomes of limb salvage with or without reconstruction for primary sarcomas in the pelvic bone. METHODS Forty-four patients who underwent pelvic resection for primary sarcomas involving the pelvis were reviewed. The average follow-up period was 39 months (range, 0 to 146 months). Chondrosarcoma (n = 17) and osteosarcoma (n = 10) were ...

From 1967 to 1972 12 patients were operated on for emphysematous bullae in the Liverpool regional cardiothoracic centre. The patient with the poorest lung function died in the immediate postoperative period but the remainder survived for more than five years. All but one of the survivors showed evidence of benefit three to six months after surgery and all those not retired returned to full-time...

Dislocated knee is an emergency in orthopaedic trauma because they might have an associated vascular injury (1). Knee dislocations usually involve injury to both anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). In addition, a disruption of the medial (MCL) or lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injuries are common. The LCL injury often includes a disruption of the posterior...