‘We thought it was a stick’: Doctor’s miracle rescue of man floating 5km out at sea
Dr Glen Valaire was returning from an open-water fishing trip with a close friend when five kilometres from shore, in a vast expanse of nothingness,…
Tag: Surgery
Medical Must-See: Rare lipoma triggers unusual surgery
Doctors pulled the trigger on an alternative surgical approach for a woman with a rare hand lipoma. The 56-year-old, with no significant medical history, presented…
Bariatric surgery benefits teens with severe obesity for up to 10 years: research
Adolescents undergoing gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy for obesity have durable reductions in BMI and type 2 diabetes, according to findings from the longest follow-up…
Medical Must-See: Australian surgeon removes 2kg hepatocellular carcinoma
An early-career Brisbane surgeon has removed a 2kg tumour from a 67-year-old who had no symptoms and only “slightly abnormal” liver function. Dr Joel Lewin…
‘I googled how to make a podcast and started recording’: Dr Amanda Nikolic on her surgery podcast First Incision
As a podcast devotee, one of the first things Dr Amanda Nikolic did to prepare for her general surgery fellowship exams was to look for…
Scoping out an unsettled child
Caleb, a three-year-old boy, is brought in by his parents with a four-day history of intermittent fever and soft stool. He has vomited twice over…
‘My sisters had cancer and their grace was my inspiration’: Breast surgeon reflects on how treatment has transformed
Professor Chris Pyke was overseas training as a breast surgeon when he was told that two of his sisters had been diagnosed with cancer. Both in…
Trainee surgeon who sent patient images to his girlfriend avoids reprimand after five-year delay in case
One of the proclaimed truths of Australia’s medical regulation system is that it is not about the administration of punishment but about deterrence. The role…
Medical Must-See: CT scan throws doctors a bone in mysterious appendicitis case
A nine-year-old boy’s abdominal pain and fever became a bone of contention in this acute appendicitis case published in Radiology Case Reports. The child had…
‘Input error’ after doctor’s handwritten script change may have led to patient’s death: coroner
This story has been corrected. See footnote below. A coroner has blamed an “input error” involving handwritten medication charts for the death of a patient…
