James Otieno, David Richard Macdonald Gill, Ali Hamze, Zsolt J Balogh
{"title":"Novel Implant, Novel Pattern of Failure: Potentially Occult but Implant Specific Failure of a Variable Locking Distal Femoral Plate.","authors":"James Otieno, David Richard Macdonald Gill, Ali Hamze, Zsolt J Balogh","doi":"10.1111/ans.70162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70162","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8158,"journal":{"name":"ANZ Journal of Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143958688","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}
Rathin Gosavi, Khay Fong, Raymond Yap, Stephen Bell, Geraldine Ooi, Vignesh Narasimhan
{"title":"Microplastics and the Rising Tide of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Exploring the Environmental Gut Connection.","authors":"Rathin Gosavi, Khay Fong, Raymond Yap, Stephen Bell, Geraldine Ooi, Vignesh Narasimhan","doi":"10.1111/ans.70156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70156","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8158,"journal":{"name":"ANZ Journal of Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143961505","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":"Primary Retroperitoneal Mucinous Cystadenoma.","authors":"Yusi Liu, Wei Ming Ong, Alex Wong","doi":"10.1111/ans.70153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70153","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8158,"journal":{"name":"ANZ Journal of Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143966796","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}
Kitty Sun, Luca Borruso, Ashley Ray Wilson-Smith M Trauma, Eshan Affan, Raffi Qasabian
{"title":"Incidental Aneurysm of the Suprahepatic IVC.","authors":"Kitty Sun, Luca Borruso, Ashley Ray Wilson-Smith M Trauma, Eshan Affan, Raffi Qasabian","doi":"10.1111/ans.70158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70158","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8158,"journal":{"name":"ANZ Journal of Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143964876","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}
David Hennes, Jessica Wynn, Chloe Penning, Damian Flanders, Richard Grills
{"title":"Impact of Australian federal funding on referral patterns of diagnostic multi-parametric MRI of the prostate.","authors":"David Hennes, Jessica Wynn, Chloe Penning, Damian Flanders, Richard Grills","doi":"10.1111/ans.70093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70093","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Reliable imaging techniques to assist in the diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) were not available until the advent of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI), which has been shown to improve the detection and characterization of prostate lesions. In 2018, the Australian Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) extended its coverage to include mpMRI for PCa diagnosis and surveillance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective cohort study evaluated the impact of the MBS item expansion on mpMRI referral patterns, sources, yields and patient demographics at a Victorian center. Referrals for prostate mpMRI were analysed over a 30-month period before and after a 54-month period following the MBS update. All indications were considered, without exclusion criteria. Baseline continuous variables (age, PSA, PSA density, prostate volume, PIRADS score) were summarized using medians and interquartile ranges. Categorical variables were expressed as numbers and proportions. Statistical analyses included Mann-Whitney U-tests and T-tests for continuous variables, preceded by a Shapiro-Wilk normality test. GraphPad Prism 6 (San Diego, California, USA) facilitated data analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Following the MBS update, there was a yearly average increase of 13.8% in mpMRI referrals, notably with a 125% surge in urologist referrals. The proportion of diagnostic scans rose from 42% pre-update to 70% post-update. These results highlight enhanced referral pathways and specific clinical applications of mpMRI after the MBS expansion.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In conclusion, federal funding led to a notable rise in mpMRI utilization. Continued monitoring and analysis of the role of mpMRI in PCa diagnostic algorithms are imperative to optimize its benefits and enhance clinical outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":8158,"journal":{"name":"ANZ Journal of Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143958539","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}
Kathy Liu, Diana Moir, James C Lee, Jonathan Serpell
{"title":"Bronchogenic Cysts Presenting as Mimics of Thyroid Cysts.","authors":"Kathy Liu, Diana Moir, James C Lee, Jonathan Serpell","doi":"10.1111/ans.70149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bronchogenic cysts are uncommon congenital malformations of the tracheobronchial tree, and are rarely found in the neck. Diagnosis is often difficult to make based on clinical features, pre-operative imaging and cytology, and are often mistaken for thyroid cysts when they are adjacent to the thyroid.</p>","PeriodicalId":8158,"journal":{"name":"ANZ Journal of Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143952764","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":"Case of a Rare Paediatric Injury With Bone Erosion: Embedded Ring in an 8-Year-Old.","authors":"Caroline Lam, Murray O'Doherty, Sharad Ramdas","doi":"10.1111/ans.70142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70142","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8158,"journal":{"name":"ANZ Journal of Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143966764","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":"How to endoluminally retrieve a misplaced guidewire during endovenous thermal ablation.","authors":"Michael Gerard Bourke, Matthew Harbury Claydon","doi":"10.1111/ans.70131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70131","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We describe a technique we employed to safely retrieve a retained guidewire from the tip of the introducer sheath during endovenous thermal ablation with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the great saphenous vein (GSV). A flexible 5Fr grasping forceps was introduced through the sheath and, under ultrasound guidance, the tip of the guidewire, still retained within the sheath, was grasped and retrieved. We believe this technique offers a safe, viable alternative to currently available endovascular retrieval devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":8158,"journal":{"name":"ANZ Journal of Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144062039","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}