Breast Cancer Care Timeliness Framework: A Quality Framework for Cancer Control.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the pathway that women follow for Breast Cancer Care (BCC) and the time intervals from symptom discovery to treatment initiation and to develop a quality matrix framework.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted at six tertiary centers in Malaysia. All women with newly diagnosed breast cancer were interviewed, and a medical records review was conducted using a structured questionnaire.

Ankle pseudoaneurysm: distal posterior tibial artery pseudoaneurysm in a child following blunt trauma.

Pseudoaneurysm of the ankle involving the posterior tibial artery is a rare presentation with only four paediatric cases previously reported in English literature. We report a new case following blunt trauma with the clinical presentation and management strategy. A 6-year-old boy presented with a pulsatile swelling at the medial aspect of ankle following a history of blunt trauma 3 weeks ago.

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and delays in presentation and diagnosis of breast cancer patients in public hospitals in Malaysia.

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is widely used among the breast cancer patients in Malaysia. Delays in presentation, diagnosis and treatment have been shown to impact the disease prognosis. There is considerable use of CAM amongst breast cancer patients.

Laparoscopic transabdominal approach and its modified technique for incarcerated scrotal hernias.

Introduction: Using laparoscopic methods for incarcerated scrotal hernias is controversial because of the perceived technical difficulties in treating such hernias. Herein, we present our experience with laparoscopic repair of such hernias.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review was undertaken to evaluate our experience with laparoscopic transabdominal approach and its modification for incarcerated hernias over a 3-year period.

Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the first Malaysian experience.

Introduction: Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) is an evolving concept in minimally invasive surgery. It utilizes the concept of inline viewing and a single incision that accommodates all of the working instruments. Here, we describe a single surgeon's initial experiences of using this technique in a tertiary hospital.