Acid attacks and eye injuries
As a specialist eye surgeon, I am seeing a growing number of patients who are the victims of acid attacks…
Surgery
Avoid eye injuries on Bonfire night
Fireworks can burn at a temperature of over 1000 degrees centigrade – hot enough to melt gold. Think what they…
Surgical approach to a malignant appendix
At this year’s ESCP annual conference in Berlin which takes place in September, consultant surgeon Brendan Moran will lead a…
ESCP Meeting in Berlin
Next month, hundreds of delegates will gather at the annual ESCP Meeting in Berlin. Here, we talk to its President, Professor…
RSM prize winner Vinay Varadarajan – an update
Mr Vinay Varadarajan, awarded an RSM Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Fellowship in December 2016, will be learning about pioneering surgery that allows…
Speed is of the essence for pancreatic cancer
When it comes to treating pancreatic cancer, speed is of the essence. Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms…
Guiding surgeons in the dark
Surgeons often operate in the dark. They have a limited view of the surface of the organ, and can typically…
Women with aortic aneurysms do worse than men
Although suffering an abdominal aortic aneurysm is four to six times more common in men than women, mortality rates for…
Post-mastectomy recovery diet
When I had my double mastectomy in February 2015, following a diagnosis of breast cancer, there was very limited information…
Overseeing cosmetic surgery
Cosmetic surgery is booming, but the regulation surrounding who can perform cosmetic procedures with what level of expertise and training,…