The Ulster medical journal

Spontaneous rupture of a uterine artery is a rare occurrence and more often associated with postpartum haemorrhage. It is even more unusual outside pregnancy. In this report, we will describe a case of spontaneous uterine artery rupture in …

Introduction: Pancreatitis is a common condition on the acute general surgical take. Common aetiologies in the UK include gallstones, alcohol excess and iatrogenesis. Hypothermia is scarcely documented in literature among the rarer causes o…

Background With increasing age, the processes of functional decline in the immune system that are collectively termed immunosenescence result in an imbalance between inflammatory and anti-inflammatory pathways. The resulting low grade chron…

INTRODUCTION: Iatrogenic ureteric injuries are a rare but serious complication of abdomino-pelvic surgery which can be associated with significant morbidity. 65-80% of ureteric trauma is only identified in the postoperative period. Current …

The ERBE BiClamp® BVSS appears to be a safe and effective method of vaginal hysterectomy in this small single surgeon, single institution study; demonstrating efficient operative times, minimal blood loss and intraoperative morbidity with a…

We report the case of a 36-year-old woman with secondary infertility who underwent routine transvaginal oocyte retrieval as part of IVF treatment. Four days following the procedure she presented with life threatening haemorrhagic shock. She…

TITLE: Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis - A 5 year experience. AIM: Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare, life-threatening condition, characterised by a progressive, intra-abdominal inflammatory process resulting in fibroti…

OBJECTIVE: To compare pregnancy rates with fresh and frozen embryo transfer in patients admitted to Royal Jubilee Maternity Service (RJMS), Belfast between January 1st 2004 and December 31st 2005 with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS…

Potentially life threatening diseases can mimic a groin hernia. We present an unusual case of diverticulitis with perforation and a resulting abscess presenting as a strangulated inguinal hernia. The features demonstrated were not due to st…

This study aimed to evaluate MR as an imaging modality for the assessment of myometrial and cervical invasion in endometrial carcinoma and for the assessment of parametrial and lymph node involvement in cervical carcinoma. Twenty-eight pati…

We have evaluated the quality of service provided in performing trans cervical resection of the endometrium (TCRE) in the treatment of women presenting with menstrual dysfunction. Of the 78 patients who underwent TCRE, ten had, at the time …

We reviewed the charts of 36 women who had laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomies (LAVH) at Belfast City Hospital over a 3 year period. The average operating time was 105 minutes. However, patients had a shorter duration of hospitaliz…

A prospective study of the management of menorrhagia in new patients presenting to gynaecological outpatients was undertaken at four centres in Northern Ireland and two in Great Britain. 325 patients were enrolled, the majority of whom (87%…

Six patients with large uterine fibroids were given a single subcutaneous implant of an LHRH analogue (goserelin 3.5 mg) prior to elective hysterectomy. Overall fibroid volume decreased by 30-47% within six weeks of implantation. All patien…