#0 Paediatric surgery Hirschsprung's disease
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Definition: Aganglionosis of distal colon and rectum
Other recent episodes
Salivary Gland Tumors
In this pod Josephine Kamuzinzi and Prof Brand discuss benign and malignant salivary gland tumours, their presentation and management.
Upper GIT Surgery: Peptic ulcer disease
In this episode Folakemi and Ameze find out about peptic ulcer disease. From it's pathophysiology, to it's clinical presentation, investigations and treatment options.
Arterial blood bases, the basics.
In this episode Bryce Svensson discusses blood gases, arterial and venous, with Prof Martin Brand. When to use them, how to interpret them and some tricks to detemine a patient's metabolic physiological state.
General Surgery: Common tumour markers
In this episode Annemie Steyn and Nicollete Kock find out about commonly used tumour markers in general surgery. From CEA, CA19-9 to AFP, calcitonin, and chromogranin Prof Brand gives a broad overview of when and how we should use these tumour markers.
HPB: Obstructive jaundice
In this episode we discuss the basics of obstructive (or surgical) jaundice with Dr Hendri Pretorius. The presentation theory, red flags and investigations. For an approacch to a patint with obstructive jaundice listen to the podcast linked below from the What's wrong with that patient? series.