The Medical journal of Australia
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To examine the upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings in Australian Aborigines in central Australia; to determine if peptic ulceration occurs in this group; and to discover whether this population shares Helicobacter pylori as a risk factor for peptic ulceration. ⋯ This, the first study of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in Aborigines, shows its usefulness in the investigation of their gastrointestinal complaints. Oesophageal varices were found to be an important cause of bleeding. Peptic ulceration associated with H. pylori was found to be common.
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Comment Letter Case Reports
Putting back the bugs: bacterial treatment relieves chronic diarrhoea.
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The fortunate foreskin of an infant boy will usually be left well alone by everyone but its owner. Problems such as phimosis are not common, and can usually be treated medically without resort to circumcision.
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To describe the current use, effectiveness and safety of Bier's block within Australian emergency departments. ⋯ Bier's block is a popular, reliable and relatively safe anaesthetic technique for use in emergency departments. Increased surveillance of local anaesthetic morbidity associated with the technique, as well as a standardisation of the procedure in the emergency department setting, are required.