Students of Surgery

The most common indication for spleen surgery is trauma. In the absence of trauma, spleen surgery is relatively rare and seldomly required. When indicated it may be curative and lifesaving. In this podcast we discuss elective, non-trauma general surgical aspects of the spleen. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions · The spleen lecture notes.pdf — PDF (128...

Having a systematic reproducible routine of assessing a surgical ward patient during your daily ward rounds is essential, ensuring that they are improving, picking up signs early that something may be going wrong. In this podcast we discuss how to go about this essential component of your clinical practice. Stanleur Capital-Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Approach to a w...

In this podcast we discuss causes and the management of bowel obstruction once the baby is older than 28 days of age. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions

Constipation and faecal incontinence is common and has a good prognosis if treated appropriately. An assessment of a child with constipation is primarily through a careful history and clinical examination and rarely abdominal x-rays are required to determine the cause of the constipation. Stanleur Capital-Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Constipation and Fecal incontinenc...

Anorectal malformation does not only refer to an imperforate anus, but is a spectrum of abnormalities of rectum/ anus possible. It is also associated with other congenital abnormalities known by the mnenomonic 'VACTERL'. Stanleur Capital-Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Anorectal malformation .pdf — PDF (59.2 KB)

Even a small amount of blood appears large and can be alarming for parents and doctor. It is usually self-limiting and seldom life threatening. A careful history and physical examination is important to determine the most likely cause and severity of the bleed. Stanleur Capital: Medical Practice and Personal Financial Solutions · Gastro-intestinal bleeding in children.pdf — PDF (92.6...

Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the pancreas which is reversible. There are several causes, the most common of which are gallstones and alcohol ingestion. In this podcast we discuss the causes of acute pancreatitis, it's severity staging and management thereof. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Acute pancreatitis .pdf — PDF (6...

There are three common infective liver lesions: pyogenic abscess, hydatid disease and amoebic abscesses. In this podcats they are differentiated by their clinical presentation, diagnostic features and management. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Infected liver lesions podcast overview.pdf — PDF (29.2 KB)

Benign liver lesions are common. The diagnosis is made by imaging and not by biopsy. However if the diagnosis is unclear after adequate imaging (U/S and CT and MRI with contrast) then the decision to do a biopsy should be made by a HPB surgeon. The biopsy would then be in the form of an excision as this is the safest. Stanleur Capital: Medical Practice and Personal Financial Solutions · Ben...

A neck mass is a lump or swelling in the neck. Most common are enlarged lymph nodes which may or may not be pathological. In this podcast we discuss an approach to diagnosising neck masses. Stanleur Capital: Medical Practice and Personal Financial Solutions

An acute abdomen is a painful process, of acute onset, and is characterized by progressively worsening pain and gasto-intestinal symptoms. In many cases the causative condition requires surgical intervention to avoid complications and death. Stanleur Capital: Medical Practice and Personal Financial Solutions · Podcast Acute Abdomen .pdf — PDF (96.5 KB)

Sarcomas are rare cancerrs which originate in tissues that connect, support and surround other body structures, these include muscle, fat, blood vessels, nerves, tendons and joint linings. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions

There is an 8-10% lifetime risk for all women. The most significant risk factors are female sex and increased age. The most common type of breast cancer is ductal carcinoma. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Breast Cancer .pdf — PDF (72.7 KB)

Benign breast disease can be classified under the term Abberations in Normal Development and Involution of the breast (ANDI). Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Benign breast disease .pdf — PDF (56.7 KB)

An elarged thyroid glans is called a thyroid goiter, and has several causes and treatment plans. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions

Defects in the diaphargm are most commonly either Bochdalek or Morgagni hernias, each with it's own unique presentation, assocaitions and complications. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Congenital diaphragm hernia podcast outline.pdf — PDF (29.2 KB)

Definition: Aganglionosis of distal colon and rectum Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Hirschsprung's disease .pdf — PDF (93.4 KB)

Most common causes inlcude gastro-intestinal atresias, and conditions such as meconium ileum. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions

Physiological jaundice occurs in first week of life and is very common Pathological jaundice presents on day 1 of life, is prolonged (lasts after 14 days of life). Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Neonatal Surgical Jaundice notes.pdf — PDF (57.5 KB)

Dysphagia describes the difficulty in swallowing liquids and/or solids from the mouth to the stomach. It is usually called a symptom of an underlying pathology. Dysphagia may be progressive in nature, meaning the difficulty in swallowing is initially only for solids and progressively becomes worse ending with an inability to swallow liquids and saliva. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and person...

Reflux of gastric juices from stomach into esophagus occasional occurs in normal human beings. When this reflux increases in frequency and volume causing troublesome symptoms and/or damage to esophageal mucosa it is then regarded as pathological and called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Gastroesophageal reflux di...

Chronic venous hypertension caused by reflux, obstruction or calf muscle pump failure commonly results in a spectrum of clinical manifestations and is major cause of morbidity and increased health care costs. Clinical signs range from small, superficial telangiectasia through to large chronic debilitating venous ulcers. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions

Diseases of the carotid artery may be asymptomatic or symptomatic. When symptomatic, patients may present with a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions

Basal and squamous skin cancers are the most common skin cancers that are not melanomas. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions

Chronic pancreatitis is an irreversible fibro-inflammatory disease of the pancreas which commonly presents with abdominal pain, exocrine and or endocrine dysfunction. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions