The impact of rising NHS waiting list times on elective surgery for Dupuytren's disease.

Waiting lists for elective surgery are increasing in the United Kingdom. We report a single-centre experience of disease progression of Dupuytren's disease while on the waiting list for surgery and its effect on the type of operative treatment required.

Dermoscopy as an adjunct to surgical excision of nonmelanoma Skin lesions: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSC) have an incidence of 152,000 cases per year in the United Kingdom (UK), which continues to rise. Incomplete excision rates for NMSC are estimated to be around 10 percent and result in patients having a higher risk of recurrence or having to undergo further treatment.

Objective: The objective of our study was to determine whether the use of dermoscopy as an adjunct to clinical examination could improve the rates of incomplete excision in NMSC lesions.

Treatment of Scaphoid Nonunion: A Systematic Review of the Existing Evidence.

Purpose: To determine by systematic review the optimal treatment of scaphoid nonunion.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review of the literature with a meta-analysis of proportions to investigate the comparative effectiveness of different surgical techniques.

Results: A total of 48 publications (1,602 patients) met the eligibility criteria.

The largest reported epineural ganglion of the ulnar nerve causing cubital tunnel syndrome: case report and review of the literature.

We describe the largest reported epineural ganglion of the ulnar nerve arising in the cubital tunnel. A 54-year-old male, driver presented with progressive symptoms of left sided cubital tunnel syndrome. Surgery demonstrated a 11 × 3 cm ganglion which was successfully removed.

Nonelevation of serum CA 19-9 level in a true nonparasitic splenic cyst.

The diagnosis and management of true nonparasitic splenic cysts has markedly changed in recent years. The use of serum CA 19-9 has been increasingly advocated for diagnosis, while the advent of minimally invasive surgery has radically altered surgical management. We present the first case of a true nonparasitic splenic cyst in which serum CA 19-9 was not elevated.