{"title":"Outcomes After Laparoscopic Transabdominal Pre-Peritoneal Repair (TAPP) For Groin Hernia In A Single Consultant Series.","authors":"Waleed Riaz, Kevin Birmingham, Richard Thompson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>TAPP repair is an established minimally invasive approach for groin hernia repair. The objective of this study was to report post-operative outcomes after TAPP repair in a single surgeon series and benchmark these against reported outcomes in the literature.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All patients who had an elective or emergency TAPP repair of a groin hernia from September 2016 to March 2020 in a district general hospital were retrospectively analysed from the electronic care record (ECR) for post-operative morbidity, re-admission, recurrence and length of hospital stay. The primary outcome of interest, chronic post-operative pain, was assessed via telephone interviews using the European Registry for Abdominal Wall Hernias Quality of Life (EuraHS-QoL) questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>164 patients, incorporating 190 hernia repairs were included. 155 (94.5%) were men and 9 (5.5%) were women. The median age was 51 (range: 20-81). 160 (97.6%) patients had an elective repair and 4 (2.4%) had an emergency repair. 157 (95.7%) patients underwent a primary inguinal hernia repair, of which 26 (15.8%) had a bilateral inguinal hernia repair. 7 (4.3%) patients had a femoral hernia repair. All procedures were performed by a single consultant surgeon. One emergency patient required conversion to open to allow for resection of ischaemic small bowel, however, the hernia itself was repaired laparoscopically. 94 (57.3%) patients were successfully contacted to provide EuraHS-QoL scores. 13/94 patients (13.8%) complained of chronic pain at rest on an average follow-up of 32.7 months (range: 16-43m). 2/94 (2.1%) patients had mild pain, 9/94 (9.6%) had moderate pain and 2/94 (2.1%) patients had severe pain at rest. 131 (79.9%) TAPP repairs were performed as day case procedures. Median length of stay in those patients who were not day cases was 1 day (range=1-11 days). Post-op morbidity rate was 7.9% (n=13), however, these were minor complications (Clavien-Dindo I/II). Incidence of seroma and haematoma was 1.8% (n=3) each. Re-admission rate was 3% (n=5). Mean follow-up of patients was 21 months (SD 12.6m, range=1-43m). Two patients (1.2%) had a recurrent groin hernia during this time period and one patient (0.6%) had a port site hernia.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The outcomes of chronic post-operative pain and rate of recurrence were comparable to those reported in the literature. Re-admission rate was low and there were no major complications. The majority of patients were performed as a day case.</p>","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"91 1","pages":"4-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/6f/82/umj-91-01-4.PMC8835422.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39803184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Planning of the UK's National Health Service.","authors":"John Hedley-Whyte, Debra R Milamed","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"91 1","pages":"39-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e4/d1/umj-91-01-39.PMC8835419.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39803193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Case Based Learning Facilitator.","authors":"Paul K Hamilton","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"91 1","pages":"51-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/28/d2/umj-91-01-51.PMC8835416.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39803195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Rime of the Ancient Imager: Plato's Cave and Other Shadows Royal Victoria Hospital, September 2019.","authors":"Barry Kelly","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"90 3","pages":"175-181"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2a/cb/umj-90-03-175.PMC8581689.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39764832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MY MEMOIRS OF THE ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL PACEMAKER IMPLANTATIONS IN THE WEST WING OVER HALF A CENTURY AGO!","authors":"John S Geddes","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"90 3","pages":"200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e8/a2/umj-90-03-200.PMC8581686.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39652935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adam Henry, Ailish Nugent, Ian R Wallace, Bode Oladipo, Oonagh Sheehy, Philip C Johnston
{"title":"Pituitary metastasis: a clinical overview.","authors":"Adam Henry, Ailish Nugent, Ian R Wallace, Bode Oladipo, Oonagh Sheehy, Philip C Johnston","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The pituitary gland is an unusual site for metastatic spread and has been associated with a poor prognosis. Clinical presentation is variable but can include visual field defects, cranial nerve palsies, anterior pituitary dysfunction and/ or diabetes insipidus. Management options include surgery or radiotherapy, chemotherapy/immunotherapy or a conservative approach. The pituitary should not be overlooked as a site for metastasis in patients with known cancer and can be the first presentation of neoplastic disease in some patients. Given that patients are now living longer with cancer, clinicians should be alert to the varied presentation of pituitary metastasis. We provide a clinical overview of pituitary metastasis with the aid of illustrative clinical cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"90 3","pages":"146-150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/85/fc/umj-90-03-146.PMC8581691.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39920132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The birth of the School of Medicine at Ulster University.","authors":"Louise Dubras","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"90 3","pages":"135-137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ea/7c/umj-90-03-135.PMC8581683.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39920133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"C25 in QUB: a transformed curriculum for a transformed healthcare system.","authors":"Neil Kennedy, Pascal McKeown, Mairead Boohan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"90 3","pages":"138-141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/19/89/umj-90-03-138.PMC8581695.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39920134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MOVE YOUR FEET, LOSE YOUR SEAT.","authors":"R Mayne, N Hart, N Heron","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"90 3","pages":"192-193"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/52/91/umj-90-03-192a.PMC8581696.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39764836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}