Cancer control in Africa: surgery.

Surgery is the mainstay of cancer treatment and lack of surgical treatment is a major driver in holding back optimal cancer care. Surgery is essential for global cancer care in all resource settings. Of the estimated 18.

A case of septicaemic anthrax in an intravenous drug user.

Background: In 2000, Ringertz et al described the first case of systemic anthrax caused by injecting heroin contaminated with anthrax. In 2008, there were 574 drug related deaths in Scotland, of which 336 were associated with heroin and or morphine. We report a rare case of septicaemic anthrax caused by injecting heroin contaminated with anthrax in Scotland.

Ectopic pancreatic-type malignancy presenting in a Meckel's diverticulum: a case report and review of the literature.

Background: Neoplasms arising from Meckel's diverticulae reported in the literature are mainly carcinoid tumours, gastrointestinal stromal tumours, and gastric or intestinal adenocarcinomas.

Case Presentation: We describe a 50-year-old man who presented with rectal bleeding and anaemia, later found to be caused by a pancreatic adenocarcinoma arising from ectopic pancreatic tissue in a Meckel's diverticulum. The tumour was unfortunately highly aggressive, and the patient passed away within 5 months of symptom onset.

A simple novel technique for intragastric balloon retrieval.

We present a novel technique for the retrieval of intragastric balloons used in the treatment of patients with morbid obesity. Although specifically-designed instruments are available for this purpose, this simple technique makes use of instruments that are readily available in an endoscopy suite equipped for simple therapeutic procedures.

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for severe obesity.

Background: Morbid obesity is an increasingly common condition with serious associated morbidity and decreased life expectancy. The only treatment with long-term efficacy for this condition is surgical intervention. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a procedure increasingly performed in European centres and recently approved by the FDA in USA.