Students of Surgery

In this episode Professor Martin Brand interviews Professor Ryan Blumenthal, senior specialist forensic pathologist and associate professor at the University of Pretoria’s Department of Forensic Medicine.

His chief field of interest is the pathology of trauma of lightning. His book 'Autopsy - Life in the trenches with a forensic pathologist from Africa' (Jonathan Ball Publishers) launched August 2020 and became a non-fiction best-seller in South Africa and his eight-part documentary “Lightning Pathologist” aired 9 November 2020 to 20 November 2020, and was viewed by over 2.2 million people.

In this podcast Professor Blumenthal explains how ligntning causes injuries and dispels several myths of this not uncommon cause of trauma in South Africa. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions

Oesophageal cancer is not an uncommon cause of dysphagia or odonophagia in a general surgery practice. In this podcast we give an overview of the two most common types of oesophageal cancer, their presentation, investigation and management. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Oesophageal cancer podcast overview.pdf — PDF (88.4 KB)

Successfully transfering an ill neonate from a peripheral hospital to a center where paeditric surgeons and paediatricians can care for the patient inlcudes a well planned and thorough process. In this episode we discuss what is needed for this kind of patient transfer. Optimising neonatal transfer. AC Fenton et al. 2004 · Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Transfer of the neonate lecture notes.pdf — PDF (41.1 KB)

Colorectal cancer and it's complications will be a common condition managed by anyone treating surgical emergencies as well as working in general surgery departments. In this podcast we discuss these cancers, their presentations and the management thereof. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Colorectal cancer lecture notes.pdf — PDF (168.2 KB)

There are cancers rarely seen in the general population, but are common in HIV positive patients, such as Kaposi sarcoma and non-Hodgkins lymphoma. In this podcast we give an overview of the more common HIV associated malignancies that a general surgeon may be faced with. Stanleur Capital-Medical practice and personal financial solutions

The most common indication for spleen surgery is trauma. In the absence of trauma, spleen surgery is relatively rare and seldomly required. When indicated it may be curative and lifesaving. In this podcast we discuss elective, non-trauma general surgical aspects of the spleen. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions · The spleen lecture notes.pdf — PDF (128.2 KB)

Having a systematic reproducible routine of assessing a surgical ward patient during your daily ward rounds is essential, ensuring that they are improving, picking up signs early that something may be going wrong. In this podcast we discuss how to go about this essential component of your clinical practice. Stanleur Capital-Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Approach to a ward patient .pdf — PDF (51.1 KB)

In this podcast we discuss causes and the management of bowel obstruction once the baby is older than 28 days of age. Stanleur Capital: Medical practice and personal financial solutions

Constipation and faecal incontinence is common and has a good prognosis if treated appropriately. An assessment of a child with constipation is primarily through a careful history and clinical examination and rarely abdominal x-rays are required to determine the cause of the constipation. Stanleur Capital-Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Constipation and Fecal incontinence in Children.pdf — PDF (100.6 KB)

Anorectal malformation does not only refer to an imperforate anus, but is a spectrum of abnormalities of rectum/ anus possible. It is also associated with other congenital abnormalities known by the mnenomonic 'VACTERL'. Stanleur Capital-Medical practice and personal financial solutions · Anorectal malformation .pdf — PDF (59.2 KB)