This study reveals wide variations in the choice and duration of antibiotics used by UK ophthalmologists. The predominant methods of intraoperative prophylaxis are subconjunctival cefuroxime and intracameral cefuroxime. Most surgeons used a neomycin eyedrop for postoperative prophylaxis.

FOR the treatment of lower-limb ischaemia most the superficial femoral (Boileau Grant, 1958)~ and if attention has been focused on methods of recon-healthy has a remarkable capacity for enlargement in struction or by-passing the femoropopliteal artery, the event of an obstruction developing in the superand though the importance of the profunda femoris ficial femoral (Fig. 2). Sometimes an obstruction artery in the relief of severe symptoms has not been of the latter vessel, if slow in onset, may pass unneglected, its potential is possibly not fully appre-noticed, the enlarging profunda being adequate, ciated.especially in an elderly and not very active patient. ANATOMY PATHOLOGYThe profunda is an artery of supply, as opposed to aspect of the common femoral artery, and then an artery of conduction such as the femoropopliteal.The profunda femoris artery arises from the lateral Superficial femoral artery System Profunda femoris System FIG. I .-Diagrammatic representation of profunda fernoris FIG 2.-Angiogram showing marked enlargement of rofunda fernoris artery mth dilated anastomotic channels a n 8 a large arteria collateralis magna' entering the popliteal, with superficial femoral occlusion (72-year-old male; no symptoms in this limb). artery showing sites of anastomosis with the superficial femoral and popliteal arteries.

In the re-implantation of a ureter into the bladder, vesico-ureteric reflux can be prevented by a ureteric nipple alone, provided the nipple is at least 1.5 cm long. This eliminates the need for an oblique ureteric entry or a submucosal tunnel. Longer nipples may be used although they may lead to difficulties with catheterisation. Reduction in the length of the nipple frequently occurs later.

No abstract

No abstract