/library/oar/handle/123456789/41910 2025-11-05T19:25:07Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/41989 Title: Ultrasound imaging adenomyosis Authors: Vassallo, Pierre Abstract: Adenomyosis is a common condition in which tissues of the endometrial lining (endometrial glands and stroma) migrate into the myometrium. These ectopic endometrial tissues incite uterine enlargement through myometrial hyperplasia and hypertrophy. They also cause increased myometrial vascularity. 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/41988 Title: Beginnings of Maltese vascular surgery Authors: Azzopardi, Isaac; Cassar, Kevin Abstract: Isaac Azzopardi meets Prof. Kevin Cassar for an interview about the beginnings of Maltese vascular surgery. 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/41987 Title: Lateral epicondylitis Authors: Mifsud, Daniela Abstract: Lateral Epicondylitis or, as known by many, tennis elbow, is an overuse syndrome of the extensor muscles of the forearm that can affect anyone ranging from elite tennis players to house wives, musicians and manual labourers. Despite being linked with tennis players, hence the colloquial name, it also affects a wide array of athletes ranging from swimmers to baseball and squash players amongst others. 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/41984 Title: Oculoplastics Authors: De Bono, Maria Abstract: Oculoplastics surgery is a relatively “new” subspecialty within Ophthalmology which deals with disorders of the lids, lacrimal system and orbits. Like any other surgical subspecialty, oculoplastics was born out of a need to provide specialized surgical care and in this particular case, to people suffering from severe eyelid disease, trauma and watery eye problems. One can say that this particular line of surgery originated from a ‘cross breed’ between plastic surgery and ophthalmology. The influential British plastic surgeon Jack Mustardé*, way back in the 1960s, was beginning to hope that “in the future we might see a generation of surgeons arising who would be, fundamentally, either plastic surgeons or ophthalmic surgeons, but who would take specific training of some sort in the contralateral field.” He went on to say that “I had the honour to be invited to speak at conferences by both plastic surgeons and ophthalmic surgeons. The plastic surgeons didn’t know enough ophthalmology to contradict me, and the ophthalmic surgeons didn’t know enough plastic surgery to contradict me either!” 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z