Reliability of multi-purpose offshore-facilities: Present status and future direction in Australia.

Sustainable use of the ocean for food and energy production is an emerging area of research in different countries around the world. This goal is pursued by the Australian aquaculture, offshore engineering and renewable energy industries, research organisations and the government through the "Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre". To address the challenges of offshore food and energy production, leveraging the benefits of co-location, vertical integration, infrastructure and shared services, will be enabled through the development of novel Multi-Purpose Offshore-Platforms (MPOP).

Late presentation of a diaphragmatic hernia following laparoscopic gastric banding.

Laparoscopic gastric banding is an established and increasingly popular surgical treatment for morbid obesity. Iatrogenic diaphragmatic injury can complicate upper abdominal and esophageal surgery. We describe here the case of a patient who had undergone revisional surgery to replace a laparoscopic band, who presented acutely, years following surgery, with breathlessness and abdominal pain.