Endovascular Management of Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm After Pancreas Transplantation: Case Report and Literature Review.

Introduction: Mycotic pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of pancreas transplantation. Successful management relies on early diagnosis and expedient treatment comprising surgery and antibiotics. While the standard of care in recipients of pancreatic transplants is open repair of pseudoaneurysm with or without excision of the allograft, endovascular management has been reported.

Tumor depth of invasion versus tumor thickness in guiding regional nodal treatment in early oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma.

Objectives: Tumor thickness (TT) and tumor depth of invasion (DOI) correlate with the risk of regional lymph node metastases in early oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC). We aimed to determine optimal cutoff points to guide elective nodal treatment in early OTSCC.

Study Design: This retrospective study included 145 patients treated between 1995 and 2012 for histologically proven OTSCC (<4 cm).

Rare occurrence of small bowel volvulus following laparoscopic appendicectomy for perforated appendicitis.

Intestinal volvulus is a rare complication following laparoscopic surgery. We present the case of a young boy who had developed a small bowel obstruction following laparoscopic appendicectomy for perforated appendicitis. He had no evidence of any congenital malrotation on initial laparoscopy, yet was subsequently found to have a midgut volvulus requiring emergency laparotomy.

Randomised controlled trial of a brief theory-based intervention promoting breakfast consumption.

The present study sought to test the efficacy of a brief theory-based intervention to promote regular consumption of breakfast, and to expand previous results suggesting that the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) can be meaningfully applied to breakfast consumption. A four-armed randomised controlled trial was conducted. Participants (n=349) were allocated to receive either a (1) positively framed attitude intervention, (2) negatively framed attitude intervention, (3) Perceived Behavioural Control (PBC) intervention, or (4) control task.