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Volume 30, Number 6

November 2001

Obesity in Singapore

The word obesity implies an excess of adipose tissue (fat) and not merely an excess of body weight. An increase in body weight may...

Holmium Laser Lithotripsy in the Management of Ureteric Calculi

The introduction of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the 1980s revolutionised treatment of renal and ureteric calculi. Progress in the field of extracorporeal lithotripsy...

Acute Renal Colic: Value of Unenhanced Spiral Computed Tomography Compared with Intravenous Urography

The typical ureteric calculus presents with an acute onset of flank pain which may radiate to the groin. Intravenous urography (IVU) has classically been...

Results of Distal Radial Fractures Treated by Intra-focal Pin Fixation

Unstable fractures of the distal radius remain a challenge to orthopaedic surgeons. Unsatisfactory results are often associated with significant malunion.This article is available only...

Digital Hand-held Sonography Utilised for the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma: A Pilot Study

On a global basis, the use of ultrasonography to assist clinicians in obtaining timely diagnoses in abdominal trauma is not particularly new. The first...