Reading a preoperative CT scan to guide complex abdominal wall reconstructive surgery.

Computed tomography (CT) scanning is the imaging modality of choice when planning the overall management and operative approach to complex abdominal wall hernias. Despite its availability and well-recognised benefits there are no guidelines or recommendations regarding how best to read or report such scans for this application. In this paper we aim to outline an approach to interpreting preoperative CT scans in abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR).

Spontaneous regression of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Partial or complete spontaneous regression (SR) of cancer is unusual, particularly in patients with oesophageal cancer. This case report describes a patient with biopsy-proven squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus which spontaneously regressed without any treatment. Regression of the primary tumour was confirmed on histological examination of the resected specimen.

Portomesenteric venous thrombosis: A rare but probably under-reported complication of laparoscopic surgery: A case series.

Portomesenteric venous thrombosis (PMVT) is a rare but well-reported complication following laparoscopic surgery. We present three cases of PMVT following laparoscopic surgery. Our first case is a 71-year-old morbidly obese woman admitted for elective laparoscopic giant hiatus hernia (LGHH) repair.

Distal antral gastropexy - a novel technique to prevent recurrence of giant hiatus hernia in selected cases - a cohort study.

Introduction: The recurrence rate of giant hiatus hernias (GHH) following repair is high (30%) and increases with the hernia size and previous revision surgery. The mechanism of recurrence is poorly understood.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of all consecutive patients who underwent repair of giant hiatus hernia in a tertiary upper GI referral centre from November 2000 to November 2014.