C C Gregory, R M Parks, N Srajagopal, E Gutteridge
{"title":"A rare case of extramedullary plasmacytoma in the breast - an incidental finding in a 100-year-old following a fall.","authors":"C C Gregory, R M Parks, N Srajagopal, E Gutteridge","doi":"10.1308/rcsann.2025.0068","DOIUrl":"10.1308/rcsann.2025.0068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a rare type of tumour consisting of monoclonal plasma cells found in soft tissues. Breast plasmacytomas account for less than 1% of all breast neoplasms. Breast plasmacytomas are challenging to identify on imaging due to nonspecific features. Their rarity as a cause of breast lump presents a management challenge to breast clinicians. Official guidance on management in the breast is lacking. We report a case of a 100-year-old woman who was diagnosed with multiple extramedullary plasmacytomas after an incidental finding of a right breast mass on a CT scan.</p>","PeriodicalId":8088,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England","volume":" ","pages":"487-489"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13318469/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145197959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cholecysto-duodenal and cholecysto-colic fistulae identified intraoperatively during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a surgical hub.","authors":"C R Smith, A Valnarov-Boulter, R Kerwat","doi":"10.1308/rcsann.2025.0054","DOIUrl":"10.1308/rcsann.2025.0054","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard treatment for symptomatic gallstone disease and is often performed in elective settings. To address surgical backlogs, the United Kingdom has adopted off-site elective surgical hubs designed for high-volume, low-complexity procedures. We describe a case of a young woman undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a surgical hub, in whom two cholecysto-enteric fistulae - cholecysto-duodenal and cholecysto-colic - were unexpectedly identified intraoperatively. Both were successfully managed laparoscopically. This rare intraoperative finding, in a low-risk, preoperatively uncomplicated case highlights the importance of surgical vigilance and reinforces the need for surgical hubs to be equipped with appropriate expertise, instruments, and escalation pathways to manage unanticipated intraoperative complexity.</p>","PeriodicalId":8088,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England","volume":" ","pages":"490-493"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13318454/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144636016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The oral and maxillofacial surgery training pathway in India.","authors":"V Sahni","doi":"10.1308/rcsann.2025.0097","DOIUrl":"10.1308/rcsann.2025.0097","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8088,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England","volume":" ","pages":"497"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13318459/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145601777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N R Bhatt, R Doherty, S Biers, C Harding, N Thiruchelvam, M Belal, A Sahai, H Hashim
{"title":"Artificial urinary sphincter surgery in the UK: are we following the guidelines?","authors":"N R Bhatt, R Doherty, S Biers, C Harding, N Thiruchelvam, M Belal, A Sahai, H Hashim","doi":"10.1308/rcsann.2025.0104","DOIUrl":"10.1308/rcsann.2025.0104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is a guideline-recommended treatment for male stress urinary incontinence. Despite its widespread use, it is thought that there is no standardisation in AUS practice. This study aims to report current AUS insertion practices in the UK and highlight any discrepancies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A REDCap survey was conducted under the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Section of Female, Neurological, and Urodynamic Urology, and reported using the CHERRIES checklist. Outcomes were framed using the International Continence Society (ICS) document and recent BAUS consensus document.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The survey received 34 responses (response rate: 44-94%). Most respondents (80%) used video-urodynamics and patient-reported outcomes in patient workup. Loss of compliance on urodynamics was the most common contraindication, and detrusor overactivity was often treated before AUS surgery. Perioperative preparation and implantation techniques varied significantly from the ICS document, as did complication management.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The reported variation may result from local or national influences, a lack of high-quality evidence and divergent surgical training. This variability impacts the heterogeneity of outcomes and their reporting. Future efforts should focus on adopting the new national consensus to standardise practice, improving training curricula, researching the effects of variability on surgical outcomes and enhancing the quality of evidence in this field.</p>","PeriodicalId":8088,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England","volume":" ","pages":"457-464"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13318461/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145755034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P Calder, T Wildegger, A Trompeter, J Wright, D Goodier, E Tissingh
{"title":"Health tourism in limb reconstruction - a recognised burden on the NHS.","authors":"P Calder, T Wildegger, A Trompeter, J Wright, D Goodier, E Tissingh","doi":"10.1308/rcsann.2026.0040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2026.0040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>There has been an increase in patients travelling from the UK abroad for limb-lengthening surgery. Often patients return to the UK for rehabilitation. Complications are challenging and can require major surgery to correct. The aim of this study is to identify patients returning from abroad following limb reconstruction surgery and estimate the financial cost to the NHS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All patients referred following limb-lengthening surgery abroad since 2021 were included in the study. Seven patients were identified. Six underwent bilateral femoral cosmetic lengthening, and one lengthening of femur, tibia and foot for congenital deficiency. Total Patient Income, calculated by the total number of contacts in the Trust, subtracted from Total Patient Costs provided a net contribution.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All patients required physiotherapy. Two patients required major surgery for complications, a quadricepsplasty for severe knee stiffness and sequential removal of bilateral broken Femoral Precice nails with renailing for poor bone regenerate. Overall, only one patient contributed a positive income to the Trust, the remaining patients created a loss of -£36,448.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Cosmetic limb-lengthening surgery abroad is attractive to many, but rehabilitation is required to gain the optimal outcome. Undertaken back in the UK this requires resources, increased hugely if there are associated complications that require further surgical treatment. Patient education with full understanding of the consequences of surgery and rehabilitative process remains a challenge, which can lead to poor outcomes and need for further surgery to help restore function, leading to increased cost to the NHS.</p>","PeriodicalId":8088,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148148322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to trust, truth and transparency: analysing the references underpinning AI-generated surgical information.","authors":"H Daungsupawong, V Wiwanitkit","doi":"10.1308/rcsann.2026.0043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2026.0043","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8088,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148136513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gender-based trends in oral and maxillofacial surgery.","authors":"V Sahni","doi":"10.1308/rcsann.2026.0027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2026.0027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8088,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148136532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R Datta, P Obaleye, S Ahmad, S Mahmoud, C Morris, K Vemulapalli, J Wong, A Vusirikala, L Li
{"title":"Improving on-call efficiency: impact of the orthopaedic grab-bag in major trauma centres and trauma units.","authors":"R Datta, P Obaleye, S Ahmad, S Mahmoud, C Morris, K Vemulapalli, J Wong, A Vusirikala, L Li","doi":"10.1308/rcsann.2026.0045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2026.0045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Outlier patients - those residing in a ward outside that of the specialty caring for them - often experience delays due to lack of specialty-specific equipment. This study evaluated whether introducing a portable Orthopaedic 'Grab Bag' containing essential equipment improved the efficiency of reviewing and treating Orthopaedic outlier patients in a major trauma centre (MTC) and a trauma unit (TU).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective study was conducted at both a London MTC and a TU. Equipment retrieval times for common Orthopaedic procedures (including removal of plaster backslabs, removal of staples from a wound, joint aspiration, wound suturing, application of a polysling, skin traction) were measured under two conditions: standard collection versus use of a prepacked Orthopaedic Grab Bag. The primary outcome was total equipment retrieval time.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At the MTC, modal retrieval time decreased from 5-10 minutes to 0-5 minutes post-implementation, with no retrievals exceeding 10 minutes (previously up to 30 minutes). The proportion completed within 5 minutes rose from 21.7% to 64.3%. At the TU, pre-intervention 50% of retrievals were completed within 5 minutes and 15.3% exceeded 10 minutes; post-intervention, all were completed within 5 minutes. The greatest improvements were seen in removal of plaster backslabs (437 seconds faster), polysling application (432 seconds faster) and staple removal from wounds (358 seconds faster).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Implementation of an Orthopaedic Grab Bag improved equipment retrieval efficiency significantly in both MTC and TU settings. This low-cost, scalable intervention enhances the timeliness of Orthopaedic outlier care.</p>","PeriodicalId":8088,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148136522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Innovation to construct an effective abdominal retractor for complicated HPB surgeries: during the Sudan armed conflict.","authors":"W E Abdelrahim, M D Gismalla","doi":"10.1308/rcsann.2025.0128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2025.0128","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8088,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148136511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to recent technical tip describing screw length measurement technique.","authors":"L Boyce, S Pywell, R Manton, A Tan, P Goon","doi":"10.1308/rcsann.2026.0042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2026.0042","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8088,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148136570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}